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THINGS SHE THOUGHT WHILE FALLING
Collected short stories by Elinora Westfall
Published by Elsker Publishing House
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"A beautifully haunting collection" - Taura Wildes
"Prepare to be seduced" - David Scrivener, Oxfam Books
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Including award winning short story, The Art of Almost.
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Review of The Art of Almost
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A bittersweet short story of love, fear, and longing, The Art of Almost captures Gillian as a teen teetering on the cusp of womanhood, and then again as a mature, weary adult.
The writing is beautiful – poignant and evocative. You can taste the warm, flat beer or lemonade and smell the dusty heat and see it shimmering hazily. The atmospheric nostalgia is tangible and potent, and took me straight back to my own teen summers, despite the setting being completely different.
There are some dark issues raised in this short space, centred on domestic violence and marital rape, but there is nothing gratuitous and the eventual, sapphic outcome is a positive and hopeful one.
Read this short story for a brief but powerful exploration of the deep, self-inflicted unhappiness of trying to live the life you feel you should, and the euphoric relief of finding the courage to step out of the life prescribed for you and be true to yourself and finding your own happiness.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows Blog​
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Available now from the below:
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AMAZON - Paperback
AMAZON - Ebook
ETSY - Ebook
LULU - Limited edition hard cover
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Please note that these are UK links, to find the book in your own country just type the book name and author into the search bar.
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Life in the Dressing Room of the Theatre
Collected Poems written by Elinora WestfallPublished by Vine Leaves Press
“Elinora’s command of language is extraordinary, I couldn’t put it down! Striking, cinematic imagery. Achingly beautiful use of language. It’s a remarkable collection.” - Robbie Jarvis, actor​
"Elinora's poetry collection is breathtaking. The pain of love, both lost and unrequited strikes a chord as does the poignancy of lost childhood. And all through I loved the appearance of Gillian; the tormenter and the ally. It is work that needs to be read and re-read and which I'm sure will be quoted in years to come." - Samantha Giles, actress​
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