'Clasped in Prayer': Short Stories

By Lewis Hill

'Short stories should be compact.They should create, conflict and conclude but in pages not chapters.'
Here the author experiments with the dark chocolate side of fiction,nibbling away at bite sized short stories ideal for office lunch times.To be taken with a cup of soup these stories will whet your appetite for more.

WARNING: some late night solitary readers may have to imbibe of something stronger by way of refreshment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Dec 27, 2011
• ISBN: 9781467877855

Lewis Hill

The late Lewis Hill, a beloved and best-selling Storey author, grew more than 20,000 trees on his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was also a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association.

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