A Red River

In a strange Paris hotel the proprietress narrates the seductive compulsions of her career; a purser's wife runs away to sea; and in the heroic title novella, uprising stirs against a British colony in 19th-century Spain. 


Liz Heron's stories range across time and place, from Venice to Budapest to an Ireland of evictions and migrations.


Poignantly and intriguingly blurring the line between fiction and history, this collection grips with its striking range and intelligence.

 

"Heron, a Scot, has lived in several countries, and her work reflects a nomadic spirit steeped in world literature . . . intelligent, crafted prose." - Scotland on Sunday

 

"These subtle and richly haunting stories make one travel far." - Times Educational Supplement