Under the City Lights
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Maeve Miller
Published: Mar 19 2026
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Under the City Lights
A contemporary short story collection
Under the City Lights is a collection of contemporary short stories set in the everyday spaces of modern urban life where ordinary people face unexpected decisions that can change everything.
These character-driven stories explore relationships, ambition, family pressures, and the small moments that reveal who we really are.
Inside this collection you'll meet:
- A supermarket supervisor whose carefully ordered life is unsettled by a young musician with big dreams.
- A journalist who discovers a forgotten notebook and becomes drawn into the past of a stranger.
- An office worker whose secret threatens to unravel friendships and expose uncomfortable truths.
- A family story that reveals how quiet domestic tensions can shape a lifetime.
Under the City Lights reminds us that behind every ordinary moment lies the possibility of something life-changing.
First published as individual stories in 2025
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