Peter Lemon and Aidan O’Sullivan are the proud co-owners of Grenton Groceries, a successful fruit and veg retailers in Grenton Village, Cumbria. However, commercial bliss is thrown into disarray when Aidan’s brother Norris arrives at the shop, having been recently released from prison.
Soon Norris begins to drive a rift between the men, and, following the advice of a neighbor, it becomes clear to one of them that there is only one solution.
‘Lemonade’ is a story from Ashton’s Grenton Village Collection, and has been described as ‘Cosy Crime’, a subgenre of Crime Fiction in which the crime takes place in a small, socially intimate community, often described using dark humour.
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About Tom Ashton
Tom Ashton is a short story writer and novelist from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, UK, who holds a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Derby, has worked for both publishers and literary agencies, and has spoken at universities and literature festivals about his career.
‘Lemonade’ is the third story from Ashton’s Grenton Village collection, set in South Cumbria. The first, ‘Tools’, was published by Didcot Writers in November 2018 and the second, ‘Squatter’, by Trode Publications in February 2019.
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