Lead Review (The Book of Newcastle)

• Book: The Book of Newcastle (Reading The City)
• Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
• Author: Zoe Turner (Editor)

Review Author: Tina Hartas

A collection of short stories that take the reader under the skin of the city. Characters in search of something, relationship dilemmas and the trials of working class life. Regional voices lend context and authenticity to this collection.

A woman is working at a call centre and embellishes her life; a man running hard on the Town Moor to escape his mother’s death…. and what is going on at the Westgate Road Cemetery? Tyneside flats house people in close proximity and one story delves into the neighbours’ lives as they go about their daily rituals.

These collected stories take a look at everyday life on Tyneside.

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