Valerie Gilford Collins
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
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Valerie Gilford Collins is a creative writer who resides in New York. Her first experience as a writer was in the form of poetry as a way to express her feelings as a young woman. Her one-act play, “A Matter of Time,” was performed at Pace University where she attended college and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She won Honorable Mention for her short story, “Memories Get In The Way” in the 2009 National Writers Digest competition. Ambretta Lane is her debut collection of short stories.
Valerie Gilford Collins' books
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short/Flash Fiction Collection
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
AMBRETTA LANE is a collection of four unique but connected short stories for grown-ups that takes place in a fictional suburban New York City condominium complex: “Three Minutes,” “Summer Mood,” “Bittersweet Retreat,” and “’Tis The Season”. You will love AMBRETTA LANE if you like quick reads, diverse characters, love stories, emotional stories, family drama, and feel-good fiction. These warm contemporary stories will touch your heart, lift your spirits, and leave you feeling like you have literally spent time in Ambretta Lane: THREE MINUTES finds Erica, a 33-year-old married woman, confronting a staggering circumstance in her life that will impact everything she thought she wanted. SUMMER MOOD takes you on a journey from Brooklyn, New York to Ambretta Lane and beyond as thirty-something Nicole reunites with her estranged mother. BITTERSWEET RETREAT delves into the dilemma facing a long-time married couple, Eden and Donovan, who realize their plans for the future are...