Havoc Shore
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Ringwood Publishing
Published:2nd Jun '25
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Spanning generations, Havoc Shore captures the voices of a shipbuilding town through its years of industry, struggle, and change. From 1954 to the present day, these 21 interwoven stories follow families bound by place, hardship, and resilience.
The McLean siblings each carry their own version of a life-altering event. Isa McMenamin, mother of seven, fights for her community with an iron will. Dolly Deighan, daughter of an Italian immigrant, stakes her claim to a future she never imagined. And throughout, neighbors, friends, and rivals cross paths in moments of humor, heartbreak, and quiet defiance.
Told in the Scots dialect of its people, Havoc Shore is a richly textured portrait of a community shaped by poverty, emigration, and survival. Against the backdrop of shifting politics and changing times, these are stories of love and loss, resilience and resistance - from voices that demand to be heard.
Havoc Shore is the perfect choice for any short story reader. From the first paragraph of every story, Maureen Cullen captures her audience by going straight in with the action. Each narrative has the perfect sentence structure, and powerful imagery.
The author portrays female protagonists as strong, independent women, and she isn't afraid to touch on sensitive topics such as domestic abuse, alcoholism and juvenile delinquency.
If I had to choose a favourite tale, and that is difficult because each one is a winner, it would be the chilling ghost story, 'The Boy on the Bridge'.
I highly recommend the Havoc Shore short story collection and believe that every bookshelf should possess a copy.
Patricia M Osborne - novelist, poet and short story writer.
ISBN: 9781917011112
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 21mm
Weight: unknown
260 pages