Somewhere Up North

Résumé du livre

This collection of short stories by award-winning journalist Brian Page feature a cast of characters from the lonely to the lost, from the funny to the frustrated, all of them revealing something of what it is like to be human in a world that can be harsh and unforgiving - and sometimes, just sometimes, a glorious and wonderful place.These stories includeThe mysterious exile in London who longs for a home he can't go back to...The ad rep who talks to her Sat Nav - and one day finds it talking back...The father who feels he can't protect his daughter from her thuggish boyfriend...The husband who wants to murder his wife - but not because of her affair...The heartbreak of a first love lost...The would-be lover who just can't say what he's feeling...The launderette lady with some very dirty linen to air...And the Lollipop Lady with a tragic secret...All and more feature in a 17-strong collection set mostly against the backdrop of the north of England in all of its ever-changing moods