Pumping Up Napoleon

A collection of 15 short stories with an offbeat take on human relationships, this diverse compilation offers wry, humorous tales about universal themes-such as love, adolescence, death, and art-in settings that range from a realistic homestead to intergalactic space travel. The stories include bizarre and horrific situations that seem commonplace, where the boundaries between the real and the imagined are blurry. Donovan's understated style and well-crafted stories constantly surprise and engage, producing a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking collection. --Provided by publisher Pumping Up Napoleon Is An Assured Collection Of Fifteen Sort Stories With An Offbeat Take On Human Relationships And The Relationship Of The Rather Unreliable Human Body To Mind And Spirit. 'offbeat' Includes Dog Massage, Cloning Your Own Four-foot Son For Organ Transplants, And A University Lecturer's Romance With A Resurrected Napoleon Bonaparte. Maria Donovan Takes Us On A Bizarre, Funny And Often Touching Tour Of Death And Laughter, Love And Space Travel. Her Light, Humorous Touch Allows Darker Strands To Surface - Dislocated, Lonely Lives, Out Of Sync With Their Surroundings Are Set Alongside Human Oddity And Tenderness. These Understated, Well-crafted Stories Constantly Surprise And Engage, Producing A Fine, Enjoyable And Thought-provoking Collection.