Today’s team review is from Robbie, she blogs here https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/

Robbie has been reading Donkey Boy and other stories by Mary Smith

Mary Smith’s collection of short stories are a real treat. Each story deals with a complex set of circumstances that invoke a strong emotional reaction from the main character. Each character is well depicted and their reactions to the situations in which they find themselves provide a lot of food for thought for the reader. I found myself dwelling on each story and reflecting on how I thought I would react in a similar situation.

My three favourite stories in this collection are as follows:

Donkey Boy, an intriguing tale about a young boy, living in very poor circumstances, who is condemned to a life of hard physical work and poverty due to his father’s decision to end his formal education and have his son work for…