OUT
OF CONTROL
BY
T.A. BELSHAW
Genre: Noir-Suspense
Release Date: Aug 25th 2015
It began with a trivial moment of carelessness, but
the shockwaves that reverberate from this seemingly insignificant incident,
spread far and wide.
Ed and his heavily pregnant wife Mary are on an errand for Ed’s ailing father before the pair depart for warmer climes. But the winter of 1962 comes early and one innocuous event and a hastily taken decision will have devastating consequences for the family of young Rose Gorton. Mary’s already fragile mental state is put under further stress while Ed tries to make sense of events that are spiralling massively, Out of Control.
Ed and his heavily pregnant wife Mary are on an errand for Ed’s ailing father before the pair depart for warmer climes. But the winter of 1962 comes early and one innocuous event and a hastily taken decision will have devastating consequences for the family of young Rose Gorton. Mary’s already fragile mental state is put under further stress while Ed tries to make sense of events that are spiralling massively, Out of Control.
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ABOUT TREVOR BELSHAW
Trevor Belshaw, aka, Trevor
Forest, is a writer of both adult and children's fiction. He lives in
Nottingham, UK with his mad Springer Spaniel, Maisie. Trevor is the creator of
Tracy’s Hot Mail (Crooked Cat Publishing,) and has recently released a noir
novella, Out of Control.
Writing under the name,
Trevor Forest, he has published fourteen children’s books including the Magic
Molly series, The Stanley Stickle series, and Peggy Larkin's War.
Trevor’s short stories and
articles have appeared in various magazines including The Best of British,
Ireland’s Own and First Edition. His poem My Mistake was awarded a highly
commended status and included in the Farringdon Poetry competition best entries
anthology. His children’s poem Clicking Gran, was longlisted in the Plough
Poetry competition 2009.
Trevor’s short stories have
been published in many anthologies including the charity anthologies. 100 Stories
for Haiti, 50 Stories for Pakistan, 100 Stories for Queensland, The Best of
Café Lit, (2011 2012 and 2013) The Best of Friday Flash Volume 2, Another
Haircut, Shambelurkling and other stories and 24 Stories for Advent.
Twitter @tbelshaw
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trevor(AT)trevorbelshaw.com
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My Review
This novella may be short enough to read in one hit but wow
did it pack a punch! I’m still thinking about it now, a couple of weeks after
finishing it. The writing is pure quality but it’s the story that will come
back to play on your mind. It’s not frightening so much as chilling and I
promise you the characters, especially Mary, will stay with you long after you
put the book down. I found the book sad, haunting, tragic even yet from this
comes the message about doing the right thing and how our actions have
repercussions. I felt that I should hate or at least dislike Mary. She
certainly doesn’t come across as very pleasant and it’s true that I didn’t like
her. Thanks to Trevor’s skill as a storyteller though, I did empathise with her
to a certain extent as it’s clear that she needed help. I won’t say any more as
I don’t want to spoil it but if you fancy a short chilling read this Christmas
as an antidote to all the usual fare, then this is the book to read.
5/5
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