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MUM AND BOY

Stephen Anthony Brotherton

ISBN 978-1-83574-001-9

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Publication: 27 JUNE 2024
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ISBN: 9781835740019
Price: £8.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 96
Illustrated: None
Thema: FYB Short Stories

Author location: Shropshire
Comparative title: 9781915352866 Watching The
Wheels

• An original short-story collection featuring an
array of stories covering themes of suicide,
vulnerability and mental health.
• A social worker for nearly thirty years, the
author has always been interested in the
complexity of human nature.
• The second collection from the author of
Stephen Brotherton grew up in the West Midlands and now lives in Watching the Wheels, Stephen Anthony
Shropshire. A social worker for nearly thirty years, he currently works Brotherton.
for the NHS, and is a member of the Bridgnorth Writers’ Group. Mum
and Boy is his second short-story collection.
Four individual and complex stories about human
development and the psychological nature of the mum and
boy relationship. They explore the potential complexity of
this connection and show how it can go badly wrong.

A dead boy remembering tragedy from inside his coffin; a
boy dealing with the death of his mum, who committed
suicide; a teenager who mistakenly kills his father; a
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP teenager dealing with hallucinations. Each compelling story
T: 01404 515050 covers a range of topics from mental health, suicide and
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com psychological trauma. All with one thing in common -

Orders: Troubador Publishing vulnerable human beings looking for survival.
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Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change
without notice. 11/01/2024