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Review of
Valentine’s Surprise,
a short story, by
Lawrence Wray
Reviewed by Roy
Murry
As some of you
may know, I subscribe to http://www.one-story.com/ and
receive a short story a month, which I read religiously. I have been doing this for a couple of years. I’m telling you this to give you an idea of
where I got my knowledge in reviewing short stories – I have read many,
including most of Mark Twain’s and other popular authors.
Now to the
present and Mr. Wray’s Valentine’s Surprise. I was thankfully surprised and read it twice. It was well constructed prose that kept me
interested and made me laugh even though I had to think twice about some of the
English converted into American English, which pleasantly slowed down my
reading – rethinking what just happened.
The story line
was believable and timely. A man buying
his wife a present for Valentine’s Day should be an easy thing to do. But when friends get involved a la Lucy and
Desi Arnaz of TV comic fame, the results can be hilarious. The laugh meter needle went past the middle
on this one.
Lawrence brings the
story’s predicament across smoothly. There
were no frills, just right to the point story telling. It’s worth the buck or
pound for the laugh.
And, we should all
laugh each day.
My
Lawrence Wray’s links:
Valentine’s Surprise http://amzn.to/1m2nbJm
Twitter @lawrence_wray
Facebook www.facebook.com/lawrence.wray.33
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