Wild Gestures
Wild Gestures by Lucy Durneen is a collection of short stories published by MidnightSun Publishing Pty, Limited in 2017. This edition, written in English and spanning 208 pages, presents a series of narratives that explore themes of loss, desire, and missed opportunities. Each story offers a unique perspective, such as a daughter escaping her overprotective mother by flying into a painting and an exchange student grappling with fears under the South American sky.
Readers will find a diverse array of characters and settings, from a holidaying teenager navigating her first attempts at seduction in an Italian bird market to a deconstruction of an affair that never materializes amidst the pacing tigers of a European zoo. Wild Gestures captures the essence of longing and the complexities of human relationships, inviting readers to reflect on the elusive nature of what we desire most.
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A daughter flies into a painting to escape her overprotective mother. An exchange student sees green lights in the sky above South America and fears the worst. Against the backdrop of an Italian bird market, a holidaying teenager makes her first attempt at seduction. And an affair that never happens is deconstructed while tigers pace in a European zoo.
Wild Gestures is the first collection from British writer Lucy Durneen, bringing together stories of loss, desire and opportunities missed, all orbiting the painful knowledge that the things we most long for remain the furthest from reach.
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