The Far Side of the Moon and Other Stories

 The Far Side of the Moon and Other Stories

Reviewed By  Nan van Dissel       July 20, 2025

 

Author  Jana Wendt

Distributor:      Text Publishing
ISBN:                 9781923058415
Publisher:         Text Publishing
Release Date:   1 July 2025  

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Award winning TV journalist of almost three decades, Jana Wendt has not only used her contact with a wide range of the population but also her ability to observe and study them as individuals to create an enthralling volume of short stories with a diverse range of characters. Although she has written two successful nonfiction books, this is her first fiction collection.

Each of the twelve thoughtful stories bring to life individuals with vastly diverse backgrounds, personal history, and life’s experiences; they are a polished study of a character who is distinctive and recognizable.

The varied story lines are engaging and thought provoking; some highlighting a time in history long past. They include a bickering couple, a life unfulfilled, a possibility of becoming reborn and a reliving of the dark days of the Berlin Wall. While some are tragedies, others allow the reader to rejoice in the enduring love of the characters, but all have the reader reflecting on life.

This is the type of book readers will pick up and put down thus giving themselves the time to reflect; generally, on an aspect of their own life, which it has resurfaced.

Fiction, General