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"It’s what we do. We make our own beds. We become thirty and then forty and we divorce and re-marry and visit our children on weekends, and work at jobs we never dreamt of doing, and have too many relationships with people we don’t like, and on the outside we look like any other forty year old hero. We’re not though, because it never goes away. No matter how much we try to hide it, inside we’re still seventeen, sitting at the river, looking for the girl with the brown eyes."
In this collection of short stories, Martin Crosbie, the bestselling author of “My Temporary Life”, presents us with a glimpse into the rear-view mirror of life. Crosbie’s writing is quiet, so quiet that when the crash comes you suddenly realize you’ve been gripping onto the edge of your chair, living the story right along with the main character. In this intensely personal collection, he writes about relationships, sex, children, infidelities, guilt, and sometimes, the absence of guilt.
Lies I Never Told includes four new, original stories, one previously published short story, and the first chapters of his bestselling novels “My Temporary Life” the follow-up “My Name Is Hardly”, the romance "Believing Again A Tale of Two Christmases" and his Scout winning novel "The Dead List (A John Drake Mystery)".
Lies I Never Told A Collection of Short Stories edition by Martin Crosbie Literature Fiction eBooks
Lies I Never Told by Martin Crosbie is a collection of five short stories and five samples from longer novels. The novels begin with My Temporary Life Book One. The last short story, Afternoons with Angela, appears at the end of this collection, I moved it for this review. If you open the sidebar of Kindle to look at the table of contents, the information displayed is confusing as to the order of presentation and content. But that doesn't take away from the excellence of the writing. This, and all of the novels Crosbie refers to can be read on Kindle Unlimited for "free." This collection displayed writing so impressive I bought it after I read it so that I can keep it in my collection of writing that will impress my students. There is a great diversity of perspectives revealed in this collection. Geographically, the writing perspectives cover England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the US. There is writing from the perspectives of youth and military service. There is an almost paranormal perspective where the narrator is a woman. This is a collection with something for all readers. Brief summaries follow.The Absence of Guilt
This is a story about regrets for things missed while young. We may be familiar with attempts to recapture youth, to go back and have a "do-over." William felt that way. He made the attempt. However, there are things that don't change. He would always be William.
Blind Men Don’t Cry
Here is a story for parents. There are children we knew who have grown into adults we don't know. Since they are our grown equals now; leading lives as busy, diverse, and filled as our own, we literally don't have time to really know each other in our new, changed relationships. So we return to a default view. Our children retain their identity as our children, the twenty-year-old child that was eleven years old only ten minutes ago.
Any Night but Friday
Uncle always came on Friday night to get his weekend money from the boy's mother. The work week was a standard five-day week that demanded a conscious presence to get the job done. The weekend was for drinking. This routine was fine for Uncle until payday was changed to Monday. How could a man keep his pay intact for five days so the important weekend work could be done? He couldn't. Mom, his sister, would have to fill the temporary financial hole with just a few small contributions, ones made every week. Mom understood. After all, it was her brother. But Dad never got it.
Wendy isn’t Coming Home
Wendy left but there was still Spock, the cat. Wendy had arrived with Spock but left without him. The Man was at a loss to define his new solitary existence. One way to define it was what was left, by what Wendy had not taken. Why was the picture frame gone but not the picture? The Man is at a loss. It is up to Spock to begin a slow step-by-step series of moves to define the new relationship.
Afternoons with Angela
This is different from all other short stories here in that there is a sexual component. It is good, not unnecessarily graphic but it is necessary to the story. Just a warning for those sensitive to that sort of thing. This is a very sad, depressing story; so much so that I won't go into further details here except to say that it is very well written. It invites the reader to use imagination to complete details.
My Temporary Life Book One
This is a sampler and an introduction to a place where the reader can buy the full novel, My Temporary Life. Based on this beginning, an account of the difficulties thirteen-year-old boys have tried to cope with in school life, I will read the rest of Book One. The boys in this account have more problems than most. Gerald and Malcolm are best friends in class 2B, a class of misfits. Class 2A has the regular kids. Everyone in class 2B has some kind of special problem. Malcolm's parents are divorced and he shuttles between them to live for temporary periods of time based on his school schedule. Gerald drinks alcoholic mixtures of his own making. Others in class 2B have relatives in prison or criminal relatives yet to be caught. Classes 2A and 2B have always been kept apart unless a teacher is absent. When the two classes are forced together problems explode as an insecure teacher fights for student acceptance.
My Temporary Life Book Two
This is a sample short story from the author's longer novel My Name is Hardly. In this sample, we meet Hardly, the assigned nickname of Gerald from Book One. It is much later, Gerald (Hardly) has already served twenty years in the Army. He is on "attic duty" in a cramped and by now smelly location with Malcolm. The two are on protection duty for the Gallagher family living in the lower part of the house. The Gallaghers are providing information to Hardly's superiors about the Provos. It seems the IRA may have figured out the true loyalties of the Gallaghers. But do they know of the existence of Malcolm and Hardly?
My Temporary Life Book Three
In this prequel short story to All Good Men Must Fall, the reader again meets Malcolm, who is away on a mission to Hardly's house to make sure Hardly is coping with Flora's desertion without an excessive reliance on alcohol. Mom and fifteen-year-old daughter Emily are alone in the house. Except for the ghost. Ghosts aren't real for Emily but, as we see here, for Mom it is a different story.
Believing Again: A Tale Of Two Christmases
Here is a prequel to the novel with the same name (above). Brother and sister Stephen and Allyson experienced tragedy when their parents were killed shortly after their high school graduation. Allyson got married, had children, and built a family life that Stephen envied. Stephen joined the Army and on one of his returns to Seattle for a tour of duty as a training officer, met Myra, a co-worker with Allyson at a mall supermarket. After a six-month relationship, Stephen was scheduled to return to Afghanistan. Myra and Stephen were married days before his departure for a one-year tour. But there was something about Myra. Allyson had told Stephen to be careful but had only hinted at something in Myra's background. What would happen when Stephen returned?
The Dead List
Drake is a cop barely above rookie status. He only has four months job seniority on Van Dyke but he is fifteen years older. But that four months made him the first officer on the scene and in charge of an investigation into what or who killed Michael Robinson. His body had been found on the street just blocks from the police station. It looked like he might have fallen and split his head open in an accident. The strong smell of alcohol supported that. But a feeling of "something not right" caused Drake to stop the paramedics as they prepared to transport the body. Drake called in resources for a wider investigation as paramedic Rempel complained about the time they would have to wait in the steadily increasing downpour of rain for resource arrival. But almost rookie police officer Drake was in charge as he attempted to make up for the weaknesses of all others who responded to the crime scene.
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Lies I Never Told A Collection of Short Stories edition by Martin Crosbie Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Got this book free from . Loved loved loved the short stories. Leaves you wanting more...so I guess I should try one of his other books.
I love Martin Crosbie's writing. Every work of his that I have read (and I be sure to read them all) has some of the best character development I have seen. As a sometimes writer (more often editor), a voice like his comes along only occassionaly. There are many good writers that have been published, but not many with a voice that can reach out and pull you along, gently but insistently, then stay with you like the pleasant memory of a long ago love, popping up in your brain now and again to make you wonder how they are doing. Lies I Never Told is special in that Martin Crosbie takes on the persona of multiple characters in each of these stories. How does he know the innermost working of the female mind or another type of person he is not in real life? Because great writers have an intuition and etheral sense of the world around them, and know how to express it so that everyone can relate and yet everyone can feel like he is talking just to them. Another great writer, Stephen King (you may have heard of him), also has this uncanny ability, and I have a feeling that Martin Crosbie will in time be just as well known.
Martin Crosbie's collection is truly fine writing at its best. Crosbie's talent to reach into the heart of his characters and share with us what he finds there is unsurpassed. Genuine, touching, beautiful - these stories will satisfy every expectation you have if your expectations revolve around stirring and high quality writing. I finished the entire book in one sitting because I couldn't - and didn't want to - put it down.
Martin Crosbie's "Lies I Never Told" is a gem of a collection.
I was immediately drawn into the stories by the characters. Two of whom reminded me of people I know. This is what makes a character real to me. The characters are not only believable, they are so real that I could almost hear them speaking and see them moving through the scenes. I felt the agitation - the tension in the room when one frustrated character meant to sort out his own household despite his wife's objections.
Thank you Mr. Crosbie for entertaining and drawing in this reader. You make it seem effortless.
Mr. Crosbie is a treasure that I am thrilled to have discovered. I'll happily devour all his works from this point forward.
Martin Crosbie is a wonderful writer who loves to tell stories. When you read his book its as if she is sitting there next to you having coffee and just having a conversation with him. His collection of short stories will touch you in relatable ways. The stories take you on a personal journey into the lives of several individuals who for one reason or another have found themselves in a situation they never thought they would be in. Like most of us we are amazed that one day we wake up and we are 40 + years old and have families, been married and divorced. We wonder what happened to the 17 year old we used to be? Where did the time go? Join Martin as he spins a touching tale you will enjoy long after you have put the book down.
Lies I Never Told - A Collection of Short Stories gives a taste of the range of subjects Martin Crosbie writes about. From the thoughts and feelings of contemporary societal situations to tales of Scottish lads, I discovered a true storyteller in this author who is new to me.
What a great idea to include the first chapter of a couple of his books as if they were short stories…I cannot wait to read the full books now! This wouldn't work with just any novel or with any author. The first chapter doesn't always catch you the way that this author's first chapters do.
So, I encourage you to read this short and sweet sampling of Martin Crosbie's potential, then dive right into his novels as I plan to do!
Lies I Never Told by Martin Crosbie is a collection of five short stories and five samples from longer novels. The novels begin with My Temporary Life Book One. The last short story, Afternoons with Angela, appears at the end of this collection, I moved it for this review. If you open the sidebar of to look at the table of contents, the information displayed is confusing as to the order of presentation and content. But that doesn't take away from the excellence of the writing. This, and all of the novels Crosbie refers to can be read on Unlimited for "free." This collection displayed writing so impressive I bought it after I read it so that I can keep it in my collection of writing that will impress my students. There is a great diversity of perspectives revealed in this collection. Geographically, the writing perspectives cover England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the US. There is writing from the perspectives of youth and military service. There is an almost paranormal perspective where the narrator is a woman. This is a collection with something for all readers. Brief summaries follow.
The Absence of Guilt
This is a story about regrets for things missed while young. We may be familiar with attempts to recapture youth, to go back and have a "do-over." William felt that way. He made the attempt. However, there are things that don't change. He would always be William.
Blind Men Don’t Cry
Here is a story for parents. There are children we knew who have grown into adults we don't know. Since they are our grown equals now; leading lives as busy, diverse, and filled as our own, we literally don't have time to really know each other in our new, changed relationships. So we return to a default view. Our children retain their identity as our children, the twenty-year-old child that was eleven years old only ten minutes ago.
Any Night but Friday
Uncle always came on Friday night to get his weekend money from the boy's mother. The work week was a standard five-day week that demanded a conscious presence to get the job done. The weekend was for drinking. This routine was fine for Uncle until payday was changed to Monday. How could a man keep his pay intact for five days so the important weekend work could be done? He couldn't. Mom, his sister, would have to fill the temporary financial hole with just a few small contributions, ones made every week. Mom understood. After all, it was her brother. But Dad never got it.
Wendy isn’t Coming Home
Wendy left but there was still Spock, the cat. Wendy had arrived with Spock but left without him. The Man was at a loss to define his new solitary existence. One way to define it was what was left, by what Wendy had not taken. Why was the picture frame gone but not the picture? The Man is at a loss. It is up to Spock to begin a slow step-by-step series of moves to define the new relationship.
Afternoons with Angela
This is different from all other short stories here in that there is a sexual component. It is good, not unnecessarily graphic but it is necessary to the story. Just a warning for those sensitive to that sort of thing. This is a very sad, depressing story; so much so that I won't go into further details here except to say that it is very well written. It invites the reader to use imagination to complete details.
My Temporary Life Book One
This is a sampler and an introduction to a place where the reader can buy the full novel, My Temporary Life. Based on this beginning, an account of the difficulties thirteen-year-old boys have tried to cope with in school life, I will read the rest of Book One. The boys in this account have more problems than most. Gerald and Malcolm are best friends in class 2B, a class of misfits. Class 2A has the regular kids. Everyone in class 2B has some kind of special problem. Malcolm's parents are divorced and he shuttles between them to live for temporary periods of time based on his school schedule. Gerald drinks alcoholic mixtures of his own making. Others in class 2B have relatives in prison or criminal relatives yet to be caught. Classes 2A and 2B have always been kept apart unless a teacher is absent. When the two classes are forced together problems explode as an insecure teacher fights for student acceptance.
My Temporary Life Book Two
This is a sample short story from the author's longer novel My Name is Hardly. In this sample, we meet Hardly, the assigned nickname of Gerald from Book One. It is much later, Gerald (Hardly) has already served twenty years in the Army. He is on "attic duty" in a cramped and by now smelly location with Malcolm. The two are on protection duty for the Gallagher family living in the lower part of the house. The Gallaghers are providing information to Hardly's superiors about the Provos. It seems the IRA may have figured out the true loyalties of the Gallaghers. But do they know of the existence of Malcolm and Hardly?
My Temporary Life Book Three
In this prequel short story to All Good Men Must Fall, the reader again meets Malcolm, who is away on a mission to Hardly's house to make sure Hardly is coping with Flora's desertion without an excessive reliance on alcohol. Mom and fifteen-year-old daughter Emily are alone in the house. Except for the ghost. Ghosts aren't real for Emily but, as we see here, for Mom it is a different story.
Believing Again A Tale Of Two Christmases
Here is a prequel to the novel with the same name (above). Brother and sister Stephen and Allyson experienced tragedy when their parents were killed shortly after their high school graduation. Allyson got married, had children, and built a family life that Stephen envied. Stephen joined the Army and on one of his returns to Seattle for a tour of duty as a training officer, met Myra, a co-worker with Allyson at a mall supermarket. After a six-month relationship, Stephen was scheduled to return to Afghanistan. Myra and Stephen were married days before his departure for a one-year tour. But there was something about Myra. Allyson had told Stephen to be careful but had only hinted at something in Myra's background. What would happen when Stephen returned?
The Dead List
Drake is a cop barely above rookie status. He only has four months job seniority on Van Dyke but he is fifteen years older. But that four months made him the first officer on the scene and in charge of an investigation into what or who killed Michael Robinson. His body had been found on the street just blocks from the police station. It looked like he might have fallen and split his head open in an accident. The strong smell of alcohol supported that. But a feeling of "something not right" caused Drake to stop the paramedics as they prepared to transport the body. Drake called in resources for a wider investigation as paramedic Rempel complained about the time they would have to wait in the steadily increasing downpour of rain for resource arrival. But almost rookie police officer Drake was in charge as he attempted to make up for the weaknesses of all others who responded to the crime scene.
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