Borrowed for a Short Time
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Parthian Books
Publishing:16th Jul '26
£11.00
This title is due to be published on 16th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The latest story collection from the winner of the Journey Prize.
A young man suffers a workplace accident in a bankrupt industrial unit at Christmas time; a couple set out in the midst of a snowstorm to
save a wounded owl; a motley crew of local volunteers comes together to search the river for a missing child.Borrowed for a Short Time is a collection of linked stories which blend fiction and creative non-fiction. Based on Keevil's experiences of moving to mid Wales in his twenties, striving - sometimes failing - to fit into a new culture, the different narratives explore themes of isolation and belonging, love and longing, and what it means to call a place home.
Ranging from rural Wales to urban Vancouver, and featuring recurring characters whose lives and fates intertwine, this collection resonates with wisdom, warmth, and a rare, deceptively simple, honesty.
'This is a beautifully written, keenly observed, and moving collection of stories, blending fiction and creative non-fiction to explore the author’s experience of moving from Canada to settle in Wales. Each story is a finely crafted whole, but cumulatively, in the carefully interlinked structure of the collection, they offer a wonderfully poised, searching and eloquent portrait of a writer navigating the delicate negotiations of love, family, place and belonging.' – Tristan Hughes
ISBN: 9781913830601
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
200 pages