Where the Truth Lies
- ISBN-10
- 1780881479
- ISBN-13
- 9781780881478
- Series
- Where the Truth Lies
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-01
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing Ltd
- Author
- Margaret Tomkins
Description
This a collection of short stories, written over ten years. They range from the supernatural to human relationships; from childhood to extreme old age; from fantasy to satire. They deal with reincarnation, loss, shattered dreams, guilt, love and other aspects of the human condition. There is the plain spinster, who lives in a secret fantasy world through her writings; there is the baby snatcher; there is the ghost of a wronged woman at her own funeral. The man at the supermarket checkout exacts his own revenge on his tormentors; the teacher is summarily suspended on the word of one of his pupils. Undelivered telegrams change lives; a stone statue plays a central part in a boy’s life. Other stories take place in post War Berlin, before the removal of the Wall, and in Venice, where a coupling leads to years of guilt and uncertainty. There is a satirical fairy story, mocking the modern world; there is an inept counsellor, seeking the help of her “friends.” The mystery of the meaning of life is examined in a story of reincarnation, which centres on the idea that at the moment of birth, a baby knows all her previous existences, and desperately wants to return to the womb. A common theme is deception, hence the title “Where the Truth Lies.”
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Where the Truth Lies
By Karina KilmoreBut who is more dangerous – a ruthless enemy or a woman pushed to the edge? Used to fighting her own demons, this is one battle Chrissie is determined not to lose. Where the Truth Lies was a 2020 Ned Kelly Award finalist for best debut.
-
Where the Truth Lies: A Novel
By Rupert HolmesNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE O’Connor, a vivacious, free-spirited young journalist known for her penetrating celebrity interviews, is bent on unearthing secrets long ago buried by the handsome showbiz team of singer Vince Collins and comic ...
-
Where The Truth Lies: A completely gripping crime thriller
By M J LeeIt was around 5 a.m.' Deborah Carr closed her eyes. Start again. 'Why did you call us?' 'Well, I was just about to go to bed last night at 11.30 when I heard Sarah's car pull up into its usual place.' 'Sarah?' 'The policewoman who lives ...
-
Where the Truth Lies
By Jessica WarmanEmily, whose father is headmaster of a Connecticut boarding school, suffers from nightmares, and when she meets and falls in love with the handsome Del Sugar, pieces of her traumatic past start falling into place.
-
Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying
By Stephen Little"Published in conjunction with the exhibition, "Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying", at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (February 9-May 17, 2020)"--
-
Where Truth Lies
By Christiane HegganMuseum curator Grace McKenzie is shocked when she receives word that her ex-fiancé, Steven Hatfield, has been murdered.
-
Tall Bones: The engrossing, hauntingly beautiful Sunday Times bestseller
By Anna Bailey'Wonderfully haunting' JANE HARPER, author of The Dry 'Extremely well written, fantastic' HARRIET TYCE, author of Blood Orange 'Conjuring up... Twin Peaks and Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects' Stylist 'Spellbinding.... a...
-
Where Truth Lies: Digital Culture and Documentary Media after 9/11
By Kris FallonLearn more at www.luminosoa.org. This boldly original book traces the evolution of documentary film and photography as they migrated onto digital platforms during the first decades of the twenty-first century.
-
Where the Truth Lies
By Rosemary InghamAt forty, Isabel has finally given up on her cheating husband.
-
Where the Truth Lies: An Unputdownable Psychological Thriller
By Julie CorbinWhile Julian seems to be happy with a David and Goliath scenario, I'm not. I'll get the details and I'll give them to the blackmailer. And in the meantime, if Julian can email the blackmailer with his intentions, then I can surely do ...