Stars Are Silver
humorous and heartwarming short stories

More lovely, gentle Sicilian tales of love and romance between mature couples from this author, who is also known as The Sicilian Mama. Each story follows the ebb and flow of ordinary people with everyday lives, letting us in to their intimate moments with warmth and gentle humour, and in most of the......more

Joyously Fun and Funny Later-in-Life Romance Vignettes Generally, I'm not a huge fan of short stories. I actually think that the shorter forms of fiction—like the short story and the novella—are more challenging to write well than full-blown novels as the writer just doesn't have as much word real es......more

‘Stars Are Silver’ is another selection of delightful short stories written by Sicilian-born author, Stefania Hartley. The ten stories originally appeared in The People’s Friend magazine and every one is a delicious treat to enjoy over a cup of tea with your feet up. Each tale is imbued by the sound......more

Regardless of age, you're always a woman. There is hope for a bit of romance for all ages. No matter how old you are, the desire to be wanted and loved is there. It doesn't fizzle out along with the female hormones that keep you young. Maybe it is more than just physiological, maybe it is a state of......more