Insignificant Gestures—In Stores Now

Jo   Cannon is a doctor and short story writer. Her debut collection, Insignificant Gestures, was published by Pewter Rose Press in November   2010. Purchasing information can be found here.

A refugee finds his face has disappeared from the mirror. Lost on a mountain, a fell runner puts her brain into reverse. A traumatised woman realises she can slip in and out of the minds of passersby. In a city where nothing is as it should be, a lone nurse plays peek-a-boo with an abandoned baby.

Twenty five stories about exile and belonging. This first collection by award winning writer Jo Cannon explores what it means to be an outsider. Sometimes surreal, always perceptive, these stories celebrate the unexpected interactions that alter lives.

‘To read Jo Cannon is to enter the world of the displaced, the dispossessed, and to emerge with a new understanding. She writes with integrity and compassion, and her stories resonate long after the final words have been read.’

Zoe King, editor of “Cadenza,” and Vice Chair Society of Women Writers and Journalists

“Jo Cannon’s writing is engaging and thought provoking, with a quirky gentleness in the prose. Her stories gradually reveal strong universal themes that continue to “Ëœsing”â„¢ long after the reader has put down the work.”â„¢

Vanessa Gebbie, editor of “ËœShort Circuit ““ a guide to the art of the short story”â„¢