The Book of Coventry

Author(s): Raef Boylan (Editor)

Location(s): Coventry

Genre(s): Short Stories

Era(s): Various

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Part of Comma’s popular ‘Reading the City’ series, offering a literary guide to one of the UK’s most overlooked but fascinating modern cities.

Featuring 11 stories by contemporary and classic 20th century writers, including award-winning fantasy author Graham Joyce, much-loved BBC screenwriter Andrew Davies (House of Cards, Pride and Prejudice), as well as new, emerging and established writers: Mez Packer, Andrea Mbarushimana, David Court, and many more.

With stories ranging from ghost stories set amid the Blitz, through the decline of the motor industry in the 60s, to the modern, multicultural city it is today.

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Lead Review (The Book of COVENTRY)

Author: tripfiction

This is part of series, with new city titles regularly added to the collection. The publisher brings together short stories written by authors who are native to the city in question, and then beautifully arranges translations by a selection...

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