New collection of short stories from Market Drayton author

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A writer based in Market Drayton has had a new collection of short stories published by a Leicestershire-based publishing house.

Mary Williams, who goes by Valentine Williams, said the stories in A Far Cry are based on people, places and events she has experienced around the world, including Greece, Russia and Cuba.

She is a poet and fiction writer who also leads the Drayton Writers' Group.

The book is available now from Mantle Lane Press.

Its description on the publisher's website said: "In this collection of short stories change occurs in far-away communities, with consequences that are unexpected, far-reaching and heartening."

Learn more about the author by visiting her website valentinewilliams.co.uk.

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