Genre: Short Story Collection
Description:
“This collection of four inter-woven stories explores the quest for
redemption in a world made chaotic by emotional disorder. Broken characters
brace themselves against their elemental constructs - only to find that nothing
is promised and that nothing comes without a price.
Four seasons. Four stories written by four critically-acclaimed
authors. Are the seasons reminders of our growth or a glimpse at our slow
decay?
The answer is not as simple as it seems.”
Proceeds from the sale of Seasons will be donated to the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Author:
Among the four contributors to this collection is a winner in our
inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards (David Antrobus for his 9/11 memoir, Dissolute Kinship) and two nominees,
author Edward Lorn, whose horrific thriller Hope
for the Wicked was on our short list in the Thriller category, and JD
Mader, who contributed to Music Speaks,
a nominee in the Short Story Collection/Anthology. (Antrobus also contributed
to that collection, giving him the distinction of being the only dual nominee.)
Joining them is Jo-Anne Teal. This is the first book linked to Teal’s author
page on Amazon.
Each of the other authors have websites or blogs. Find more about
Antrobus at The Migrant Type, Mader at Unemployed Imagination, or find out what
Lorn’s been thinking about at Ruminating On.
Appraisal:
Anyone who has ever been touched by suicide knows that the event
leaves you full of questions with very few answers. These four interwoven
stories (one for each of the seasons) explore life, death, and the desire (or
lack thereof) to continue the former. As the final line of the book’s
description says, “the answer is not as simple as it seems,” and really, there
is no answer. But possibly by considering these subjects we can get closer to
an understanding.
I’d previously read Antrobus, Lorn, and Mader, and found their writing
in this collection up to their normal high quality. Although this was my first
exposure to Teal’s writing, she measured up to the standard set by her
co-contributors.
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FYI:
Spelling conventions used are consistent with the home of the
respective authors, Canada for Antrobus and Teal, the US for Lorn and Mader.
Added for
Reprise Review: Seasons by DavidAntrobus, EdwardLorn, JD_Mader,
and Jo-Anne Teal was a nominee in the Short Story Collections and Anthologies category
for B&P 2014 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran June 13, 2013.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 5-6,000 words
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