The Oscar Dossier by lesley Hayes
I recently came across two stories by this author. They were
so well written and clever that I was more than keen to try another selection
of shorts by Lesley Hayes. The Oscar dossiers didn’t disappoint. I do love an
English eccentric, and Oscar is a fine specimen. Flamboyant and loud but also
riddled with insecurities. He always falls for the same type, thin broken women
that are oddly robust in blocking his advances. This is a book of four short stories,
about Oscar, a parrot and some of the people in his life. The stories are well
written, witty and entertaining. If I have one quibble it would be that the
book is very short and that a larger than life character like Oscar could have
generated more material. I do hope Lesley will revisit this character and add
some more pages to the dossier. However this book left me very hungry to read
some more of this author.
Highly recommended, if you like colourful characters and a
quick, easy read.
