Treading the Uneven Road by L.M. Brown

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Treading the Uneven Road
Author: L.M. Brown
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fomite 
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 194438880X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1944388805
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
 
Description 
The stories in this collection are set in the 1980s and 90s Ireland. A by-pass around a small village has rid the residents of their once busy traffic. They feel forgotten by the world. The need to reach out and be heard is explored in every story, from the young woman who starts to have phone conversations with her husband’s gay lover, to the dyslexic man who confronts his cruel teacher years later and the woman whose dreams are shattered because of a married lover. Treading the Uneven Road introduces us to a society that is unraveling and we cannot help but feel for Brown’s characters who need to make a choice on how to carry on.


I received a free copy of this book from the author for my honest review.



Review: Treading the Uneven Road by L.M. Brown


I  thought I would share with you that I had talked a while back about reading more short stories this year and there are times I get out collections and revisit stories in them. Such is the case with Treading the Uneven Road in which each story in the collection leads to the next as there are themes that reference and contrast. 

L.M. Brown is an award-winning author of novels and short stories. When she contacted me back in 2019 about this book she informed me the collection is not only about the character's need for salvation but it is about a society that is unraveling. It shows things uniting this small town and also those creating divisions. 

Many of the conversations begin by relaying a strong sense of being unfulfilled. And one can recognize the need for the reality of knowing the challenges you must face and how to face them.

In every story, the characters need to make a choice on how they might carry on and reinvent themselves.



About the Author

L.M Brown grew up in Ireland but resides in Massachusetts with her husband and three daughters. She has a master’s in creative writing from Emerson College.