Kara's father died at sea - or did he? She has spent her teenage years struggling with grief and searching for answers. When she accepts her art tutor's offer to attend a summer school on a Greek island, she discovers once again that everything is not what it seems, and on her return, she faces several uncomfortable truths. Could Jake, a local trawlerman, be the key to uncovering the past, and will Kara embrace the possibilities her future offers, or turn back to the sea?
Amanda Huggins is the author of three collections of short fiction - 'Brightly Coloured Horses', 'Separated From the Sea' and 'Scratched Enamel Heart'. She has also published a poetry collection, 'The Collective Nouns for Birds', which won the 2020 Saboteur Award for Best Poetry Pamphlet. She has been placed and listed in numerous competitions including Fish, Bridport, Bath, the Alpine Fellowship Writing Award and the Colm Toibin International Short Story Award. In 2018 her story 'Red' was a finalist in the Costa Short Story Award. Her travel writing has also won several prizes, notably the BGTW New Travel Writer of the Year in 2014, and she has twice been a finalist in the Bradt Guides New Travel Writer Award. Amanda grew up on the North Yorkshire coast, moved to London in the 1990s, and now lives in West Yorkshire.
Title: All Our Squandered Beauty
Author: Huggins, Amanda
ISBN: 9781838036065
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Publisher: Victorina Press
Publication Date: 2021-01-31
Number of Pages: 122
Weight: 0.1360 kg
Reading Amanda Huggins is like taking a journey around the world. Her stories are so beautifully written we forget where we are. Japan, Russia, Paris, London, the States, we are drawn into a series of fascinating lives. Hearts are broken but survive, scuffed and painted bright colours, people never fail to keep trying. These are stories we need to read. - Angela Readman, author of 'Something Like Breathing.' ; Amanda Huggins has created a masterclass in short fiction with Scratched Enamel Heart. Whether the story is one page or ten, every one is an exemplar of the craft. Readers will be left thinking about choice and freedom, love and grief, sacrifice and self-preservation; and the book stands up exceptionally well to repeated reading. Huggins is definitely an author to watch. - Amanda McLeod, author of 'Animal Behaviour' and Managing Editor at Animal Heart Press. ; Amanda writes with empathy, an eye for vivid detail, and a sense of adventure. Her stories display darkness and light, vulnerability and strength, and great charm. - Alison Moore, author of the Booker-shortlisted novel 'The Lighthouse.' ; Huggins is a highly accomplished writer who uses language both beautiful and at the same time sparing, there are no indulgent passages of prose to detract from the main message. Every word is weighed before inclusion. A delight. - Sandra Danby, author of 'Connectedness.'
