Roar (short story collection)
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Author | Cecelia Ahern |
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Audio read by | Aisling Bea, Lara Sawalha, Adjoa Andoh |
Language | English |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Publication date | October 2018 |
Pages | 352 |
ISBN | 978-0008283490 |
Roar is a 2018 short story collection written by Cecelia Ahern.
Contents[]
- "The Woman Who Slowly. Disappeared"
- "The Woman Who Was Kent on the Shelf"
- "The Woman Who Grew Wings"
- "The Woman Who Was Fed by a Duck"
- "The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin"
- "The Woman Who Thought Her Mirror Was Broken"
- "The Woman Who Was Swallowed Up by the Floor and Who Met Lots of Other Women Down There, Too"
- "The Woman Who Ordered the Seabass Special"
- "The Woman Who Ate Photographs"
- "The Woman Who Forgot Her Name"
- "The Woman Who Had a Ticking Clock"
- "The Woman Who Sowed Seeds of Doubt"
- "The Woman Who Returned and Exchanged Her Husband"
- "The Woman Who Lost Her Common Sense"
- "The Woman Who Walked in Her Husband's Shoes"
- "The Woman Who Was a Featherbrain"
- "The Woman Who Wore Her Heart on Her Sleeve"
- "The Woman Who Wore Pink"
- "The Woman Who Blew Away"
- "The Woman Who Had a Strong Suit"
- "The Woman Who Spoke Woman"
- "The Woman Who Found the World in Her Oyster"
- "The Woman Who Guarded Gonads"
- "The Woman Who Was Pigeonholed"
- "The Woman Who Jumped on the Bandwagon"
- "The Woman Who Smiled"
- "The Woman Who Thought the Grass Was Greener on the Other Side"
- "The Woman Who Unraveled"
- "The Woman Who Cherry-Picked"
- "The Woman Who Roared"
Reception[]
Roar received "Positive" reviews according to the book review aggregator Book Marks based on nine independent reviews.[1] Kirkus Reviews called it "a sharp, breathtaking collection of fables."[2]
Adaptation[]
In August 2018, before the collection was published, the stories were set to be adapted for TV.[3] Apple TV+ picked up the series, and the series was shot in 2021.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Roar by Cecelia Ahern". Book Marks. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "ROAR | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. February 4, 2019.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 21, 2018). "'Roar' TV Series In Works Based On Cecelia Ahern Short Stories; 'GLOW' Duo To Showrun, Nicole Kidman Among EPs". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Barrientos, Selena (August 4, 2021). "Nicole Kidman Showed Off Her Dramatic Hair Transformation and Fans Lost It". Town & Country. Hearst Magazines.
Categories:
- Irish short story collections
- 2018 short story collections
- HarperCollins books