Five Tuesdays in Winter Review
I don’t read short stories very often but being a creative writing student I felt that it would be helpful, so luckily for me the stars aligned and Lily King has a new collection coming out this Jan. I read Writers & Lovers last year and really enjoyed it, so I was eager to read more by the same author.
If you liked Writers & Lovers as I did, I think you will enjoy this short story collection. It is full of the same nuance, subtleties and intimacy that Lily King does so well.
All ten stories touched me in different ways but I particularly enjoyed When in the Dordogne, a story of a teenage boy who is left in the care of two college students whilst his parents are in Europe. It’s a wonderful coming of age tale, as he learns new things from them and sees his life from their eyes. It’s a nod to the impact people can have on your life, big or small, even if your paths diverge. I also enjoyed the title story Five Tuesdays in Winter about a bookseller who is falling for his colleague and bringing up his teenage daughter at the same time.
Lily King’s writing reminds me of Elizabeth Strout, in the way that she writes about small, fleeting moments in a person’s life, but in a way that makes them more important than any big moment.
I will be recommending this to everyone when it comes out!