Review on Lucy Wood’s

“Of Mothers and Little People”

I am intrigued by Lucy Wood’s tale “Of Mothers and Little People”. It differs from anything I have read before. The story to me has no beginning or end; it simply fades in and out of existence. Whether this is fitting for a short story such as this I do not know, however, the story we are left with is clearly kept there for a reason.

Lucy Wood writes in a descriptive and creative style that has the ability to explain something in a very short space of time. This ability is cherished by authors of short stories such as this.  Her description pays attention to every single detail, giving us a clear image of what happens within this tale. The author uses expressive adjectives and definitive language techniques to survey her point across to us.

Lucy Wood’s creativity is also displayed predominantly in this story. The tale tells us of a mother and daughter’s relationship and the problems they face when the daughter’s father finds a new partner. However, the mother of this story has a secret weapon of her own. She has a magical cleansing product of some kind that when rubbed over the eyes causes you to see much more than you could with the naked eye. For this magical item gives you the ability to see a man, wearing a green waistcoat. This man and the mother clearly have some sort of love interest. This imagination displayed by Lucy Wood in her story shows she is clearly very thoughtful and talented individual.

To conclude, Lucy Wood’s tale contains everything a good and thrilling read should but personally I prefer a solid beginning and end to a story, but perhaps that is just me being picky!

By Joseph Ward