Little Islands: and other stories

Beautifully crafted by a prize winning author these wonderful stories resonate with humanity - its subtleties omissions follies and frailties. This is a powerful Australian voice adept at creating a lattice of the unsaid. The characters have experiences we can connect to drawing us to see beyond the surface.Acutely observed settings and juxtapositions reveal the complexity of life. A boy builds a model solar system while his world falls apart; a reviled outcast searches for a Christmas gift; a young constable confronts ugliness in a beautiful landscape. Thieves farmers prison guards real estate agents factory workers surfers storm-drenched characters in a tinny - human hearts behind the mask and the uniform.J. S. Scholzs writing has won many prestigious awards and been published as far afield as Norway. Now a unique selection of his stories is gathered here - small islands in a big sea.