β Scribed by Sharon Butala
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Driving across the city to have dinner with old friends, Marion finds herself suddenly reminded of an experience she had long forgotten. As the night progresses, the memories surface one after another, some more easily recalled and others feeling as though they occurred in dreams rather than realityβall forcing Marion to wonder about both the importance and the fallibility of memory.
Fever is a collection of sixteen short stories that reveal the secret inner lives of women and men, skilfully peeling back their defenses to expose crystallizing moments of joy, pain, fear, and guiltless pleasure. Sharon Butala infuses Fever with an intensity of emotion that often catches readers off guard, making for a reading experience that is always honest and powerful.
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