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Reviewed by Bernadette Longu for Readers' Favorite
Here and There, This and That by Steve Fitzsimmons is a book of short stories from all over the world. Stories from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. A Government Officer of the Prisons, a hangman, and how he feels about his job, especially now that he is haunted by his last client. How Mr Valentine Merryweather got his nosey neighbour to stop playing his music so loud. How quickly people forget the elderly, especially if they cannot look after themselves anymore, but how they can turn the tables on those who forget them. A junior journalist gets his first real break to write a story with a byline, but does not do research like he should, and leaves out the most important information on the deceased. The old soldier in India who adopts a young orphan boy. These are but a small sample of the 30 stories available to the reader. Each story is unique in its own right, each with its own message for the reader.
In Here and There, This and That by Steve Fitzsimmons, each story has been chosen for its message and revelation to the reader. Some are far-fetched, those that are near impossible to believe, but leave a lasting impression. Each story will have the reader going back to read it again, and then choose the ones they like the best. As the reader goes through each story, there will be tears for those lost, laughter at some of the antics the characters get up to, and anger at those who take advantage of the impressionable and innocent. This book is well worth a slow read to allow the reader to savor and understand each story on its own merit. It is a very interesting collection.
