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Stations
Short Stories Inspired by the Overground Line
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Twenty-four new short stories in homage to the East and South London section of the London Overground Line: a story for every station from New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon at the Southern extremes of the line, all the way to Highbury & Islington. From tigers in a South London suburb to retired Victorian police inspectors investigating train based thefts, from collectors of poets at Shadwell to life-changing decisions in Canonbury, by way of an art installation that defies the boundaries of a gallery, Stations takes a sideways look through the windows of the Overground train, at life as it is, or might be, lived beside the rails: quirky, humorous and sometimes horrifying.
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Dec 13th 2012, 14:50
Review for Londonist December 2012 (with their permission)
Awesome - 10 out of 10
The Overground finally became a circle yesterday, but we’re winding back a bit to the old East London Line and a collection of short stories celebrating each station along its length. From the same stable that brought us London Lies, Stations was created by people sending in tales based around each stop between Highbury and Islington and West Croydon.
Some stories are more loosely based on the stations than others: there’s an SF adventure within the confines of Haggerston and self-discovery at Whitechapel, whereas Sydenham is a pensioner’s regretful reminiscence that just happens to take place on a train, and a very funny piss-take of hipsters from Katy Darby bypasses Shoreditch High Street but nails the area’s essence.
There’s a surprising amount of emotional depth for an anthology sourced from open submissions, much of it bittersweet and yearning, particularly the further down the line we go. Sadness shot through with flashes of beauty: perhaps that’s a perfect metaphor for south east London (before the hate comments start, this is being typed in Lewisham) but those are the entries that have stayed with us. We’ll never look at Penge West the same way again.
Dec 6th 2012, 10:23
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Awesome - 10 out of 10
(Rating because its a compulsory field, I couldn't POSSIBLY comment, as the publisher, just want you to have more info!)
Twenty-four new short stories in homage to the East and South London section of the Overground Line: a story for every station from New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon at the Southern extremes of the line, all the way to Highbury & Islington.
From tigers in a South London suburb to a retired police inspector investigating train based thefts, from collectors of poets at Shadwell to life-changing decisions in Canonbury, by way of an art installation that defies the boundaries of a gallery - Stations takes a sideways look through the windows of the Overground train, at life as it is, or might be, lived beside the rails: quirky, humorous and sometimes horrifying.