The City - Stories

<p>The city is London.</p><p>A city familiar to many whether as a resident commuter or tourist from the pages of a book or images on the small or silver screen.</p><p>For each of us a glimpse of the underground an inner-city pub an iconic marketplace a famous museum or gallery or park even a housing estate will likely spark a flicker of recognition - a feeling of familiarity: I know where I am.</p><p>But do we?</p><p>In this collection of short stories J. W. Du Four delves deeper to remind us the city is more than its landmarks.</p><p>It is home ground for the inhabitants of these spaces; and the tales they spin - laced with subtexts and secrets mysteries and memories revelations and regrets - might start out straightforward but seldom end up that way.</p><p>These eleven unusual and memorable stories rich in detail atmosphere and magical realism reveal the city and its inhabitants in a refreshing new light.</p>