The Roaring Girl: Stories by Greg Hollingshead

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Offers a collection of stories in which: a teenager back at his parents after a year travelling catches sight of a naked person passing a doorway; a housewife is blamed for giving away a mysterious box of medical supplies; and, a child finds his life transformed by a teenage girl.

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RidgewayGirl 1,644 reviews

This melancholy collection of stories concerns the odd interpretations that children give to adult situations, the things that we don't share with our loved ones and the embarrassment caused as a result of miscommunication. The stories were well written and some were memorable, but I always felt at a remove from the stories, even when written in the first person.

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