Title: 'The Shepherd on the Rock' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 10 September 2010 Briefly: An homeless Irishman with an ecclesiastical past, describes a life spent mainly … [Read more...]

Title: ''Snow Falls and Then Disappears'' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 09 September 2010 Briefly: A man ruminates on past relationships as he prepares to leave his deaf … [Read more...]

Title: 'No Greater Gift' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 29 August 2010 Briefly: Having just picked up a mysterious package, Gabriel considers the passengers with whom he … [Read more...]

Title: 'Distant Ships' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 28 August 2010 Briefly: The narrator speaks of his life in a small coastal town in Wales. His nights are filled with … [Read more...]

Title: 'Some Bloom in Darkness' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 27 August 2010 Briefly: After witnessing a violent incident at the railway station where he works as a ticket … [Read more...]

Title: 'The World Laughs in Flowers' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 26 August 2010 Briefly: Heading out on a plane to attend the wedding of ex partner, the narrator … [Read more...]

Title: 'Where They Hide Is a Mystery' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 25 August 2010 Briefly: Grieving the loss of his mother and escaping an intolerable atmosphere at home, … [Read more...]

Title: 'Not the Same Shoes' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 25 August 2010 Briefly: Alone and wandering the Kentucky countryside, a man reminiscences on a love lost; on a … [Read more...]

Title: 'As Much Below as Up Above' by Simon Van Booy Collection/Anthology?: The Secret Lives of People in Love (Beautiful Books) Date Read: 24 August 2010 Briefly: The narrator sits on a New York beach; half on the sand, and half on a foam … [Read more...]