Mothers

Review These marvellously crafted stories brim with menace and moments of truth. ― Times Literary Supplement Extraordinary . . . about the brief moments that resonate across whole lives . . . Outstanding. ― Sunday Times The extraordinary thing about Chris Power's stories is the range of personalities and worlds he can inhabit. The sentences and paragraphs are simple but the more you look at them, the deeper they become. How wonderful to encounter this great new talent. -- Akhil Sharma, author of A Life of Adventure and Delight Tremendous . . . these are stories which resonate, which demand re-reading, and which deserve to be placed in the hands of readers. -- Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 Exquisitely portrayed. ― Elle A remarkable collection of stories. I was gripped by every single one. -- Erica Wagner You won't be able to put it down: As soon as you finish the quietly suspenseful book, you'll want to reread its opening story. ― Atlantic Unmissable. ― White Review These stories are really tightly coiled and finely crafted . . . The prose has this lacerating sadness to it, it really gets under the skin. ― Monocle Arts Review Product Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019 Mothers is peopled by men and women who find themselves at crossroads or dead ends - characters who search without knowing what they seek. From remote and wild Exmoor to ancient Swedish burial sites and hedonistic Mexican weddings, these stories lay bare the emotional and psychic damage of life and love in a stunning debut collection. Book Description Mothers is a collection marked in equal measure by precision and profundity, and announces the debut of one of the most rousing voices in fiction today. From the Back Cover Chris Power's stories are peopled by men and women who find themselves at crossroads or dead ends - characters who search without knowing what they seek. A woman uses her mother's old travel guide to navigate nowhere; a stand-up comic with writer's block performs a fateful gig at a cocaine-fulled bachelor party; on holiday in Greece, a father must confront the limits to which he can keep his daughters safe. From remote and wild Exmoor to ancient Swedish burial sites and hedonistic Mexican weddings, these stories lay bare the emotional and psychic damage of life, love and abandonment. Mothers proves the vital importance of short fiction and announces the debut of an exceptional literary voice. About the Author Chris Power is the author of A Lonely Man and Mothers, which was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. He lives in London.