I am delighted to share my review today for A Strange Belief by N.S. Ford. I do like this author’s writing and her Blog – NS Ford Writer also features some interesting books. As this is a collection of weird and wonderful stories, what better day to share my review than on Friday the 13th! 😨🥴😱
Eight strange tales, some dark, some delightful. Unique and curious, these stories will frighten and amaze you.
Shudder at the ancient horror waiting in an old well. Marvel at a man with a very unusual and delicious disorder. Confuse dreams with reality at your peril. Admire the seeker of gold pursued by flames. Fear the slippery creatures which slither through the night. Muse upon the unknowable inner life of inanimate objects. Descend into paranoia as you listen to the wearer of the tinfoil hat. Join a cult which began from mysterious footprints in the sand…
Are you ready to encounter some strange beliefs? Then dive into this story collection and immerse yourself in the weird world of N S Ford, author of After the Burning, They Lie Here and We Watch You.
MY REVIEW
What a fabulous and fun collection of short stories this is. from the bizarre to the weird it has a bit of everything. The stories have a sense of humour at times, or at least made me chuckle at times with a quick twist at the end of them. They are a mix of futuristic or fantasy styles with a bit of a science fiction edge to them. I think Weird Stories really sums up what you will find in this short collection.
For me this collection is something that I find similar to flash fiction, they are quick and precise and they are all short. Ideal for dipping into, but if you are like me, as soon as you have read one you will straight onto the next one.
I do like this author’s books and also her previous short story collection. Imaginative writing and at times she does make you stop and think about things. Fun, intriguing and one I would definitely recommend.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
N S Ford is a book fanatic, blogger and cat lover who lives in the UK. She is the author of two cross-genre psychological thrillers, ‘We Watch You’ and ‘They Lie Here,’ plus a new collection of dystopian short stories, ‘After the Burning’.
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 John Steinbeck is perhaps best known for Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, which led to his Nobel Prize for Literature award in 1962. Born in Salinas, California in 1902, Steinbeck grew up in a fertile agricultural valley about twenty-five miles from the Pacific Coast: both valley and coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. In 1919 he went to Stanford University, where he intermittently enrolled in literature and writing courses until he left in 1925 without taking a degree. During the next five years he supported himself as a labourer and journalist in New York City, all the time working on his first novel, Cup of Gold (1929). After marriage and a move to Pacific Grove, he published two California books, The Pastures of Heaven (1932) and To a God Unknown (1933) and worked on short stories later collected in The Long Valley (1938).
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until recently that it just seemed to click. I’ve had stories locked away, but suddenly, and unexpectedly, they now need to get out. I completed the first draft of “The Devil’s Lieutenant” in just two months, and that was as a result of writing when I had the opportunity to do so. My 8-5 job and family still came first. I look forward to the day when I can be a full time writer who can take my children to school, pick them up and chauffeur them to various activities, with a healthy dose of writing in between. I believe that day might be right around the corner.
Helen J Rolfe writes contemporary women’s fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and community. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen’s stories always have a happy ending.
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