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Summary: An entertaining short story set in a futuristic England, Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange is a bite-sized introduction to Helen Smith’s writing. Sarah wanted a sensitive, poetic, romantic boyfriend who would bring her flowers. Ryan ticks all the boxes. So why isn’t Sarah happy? Recommended for readers who enjoyed Alison Wonderland by Helen Smith. Review: Smith’s stories always have such a light, refreshing flavor to them. She makes it so easy to get lost, if only for a few minutes, in her whimsical world. I especially enjoyed this story. Science fiction implants/cyborgs are often approached as a very serious subject. Every aspect of the pros and cons the technology holds for humanity must be examined. But Smith basically throws all this out the window and creates for us a cute little love story. It’s an opinion but I do wish just a teeny bit more time went into explaining exactly what the main characters were. But by no means did this feeling of curiosity ruin ...

Summary: The Memory Man is an intriguing new short story from bestselling British author Helen Smith. Two women become friends in an abandoned post-apocalyptic building. A psychic makes contact with a lost soul. His apprentice tries to find news of a man he has lost touch with. Fragments of memories are traded and twisted. Friendship provides comfort, but the recovery of memories brings torment rather than reassurance - until truth becomes secondary to survival. Review: I can't help but like Smith's style.  Even after ruthlessly throwing her characters into a grim situation the tone of the story always remains cheeky.  This allowed me to instantly connect with the characters and feel genuinely interested in their fates in a comparatively short space of time. I would say that, as a whole, I liked The Memory Man .  But it did seem to suffer from one major flaw: transitions.  Not quite  enough attention went into providing backdrop for the tale. ...

What Helen has to say about her short stories: " I'm a novelist and playwright. I recently had a couple of short plays produced in London, where I live, and this - together with a life-long love of reading short stories - made me decide to experiment with writing short fiction. I came up with a new mystery series for the kindle with 'episodes' that would be long enough to allow the characters to develop, and short enough to allow readers to sit down and enjoy them in one go." Summary of this work: Three Sisters is the first story in a cozy mystery set in London, featuring amateur sleuth Emily Castles. It's a fun, fast read. Buy Now: Three Sisters on Amazon.com Three Sisters on Amazon.co.uk