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Hollow Shores by Gary Budden
4.0
Generally I don’t really like short stories and when I read a collection, they don’t end up on the blog as I tend to find writing about them boring, but there are exceptions and Hollow Shores is one. The reason why I liked it is because the topic appeals to me.
The collection consists of 22 interlinked short stories, some are fiction, some anecdotes, some true and all are about the esoteric aspects of England – be it stories about the coast , a piece about the Guillemot or looking at Stonehenge at sunrise. There’s a mixture of fact and myth. In a way it’s a sort of diary where the narrator focuses on different era of his life via the weirder side of England, the culmination being the Hollow Shores, a kind of epicentre where magic and nature combine. What links these stories is a guide on the esoteric side of Kent, something which changes the narrator’s life.
In all an interesting collection and definitely worth looking into if you’re a fan of pastoral fiction crossed with new weird.
The collection consists of 22 interlinked short stories, some are fiction, some anecdotes, some true and all are about the esoteric aspects of England – be it stories about the coast , a piece about the Guillemot or looking at Stonehenge at sunrise. There’s a mixture of fact and myth. In a way it’s a sort of diary where the narrator focuses on different era of his life via the weirder side of England, the culmination being the Hollow Shores, a kind of epicentre where magic and nature combine. What links these stories is a guide on the esoteric side of Kent, something which changes the narrator’s life.
In all an interesting collection and definitely worth looking into if you’re a fan of pastoral fiction crossed with new weird.