The Loneliness of the Long Distance Granny

Rivers of London #5.1

by Ben Aaronovitch

"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Granny" is a short story written by Ben Aaronovitch. It was an 'extra' in the hardback Waterstones edition of Foxglove Summer, and is included in the short story collection Tales from the Folly.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Short Stories, Fiction, Audiobook, Mystery, British Literature

Unknown Binding

First published November 13, 2016

About the author

Ben Aaronovitch's career started with a bang writing for Doctor Who, subsided in the middle and then, as is traditional, a third act resurgence with the bestselling Rivers of London series.

Born and raised in London he says that he'll leave his home when they prise his city out of his cold dead fingers.

Reviews

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

More vignettes, but this time including a new character. Gotta love changelings. Super short, but interesting for all that.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This takes place right after the 5th novel and details Peter's and Beverley's drive back to London with not-Nicole. After all, the girl needs a place to live since her mother wanted to send her back to Faerie.

So Peter, Beverley and not-Nicole are at a motorway service station at night and anyone ever having been in one knows the creepy feeling one cannot help to get. Only here, there's magic involved, of course.

Wonderful atmosphere in this one, complete with an awesome granny.

Sadly, this is another one of those stories for which I don't have a link for you. :/ But I'd urge you to get Tales From the Folly (which includes this one) anyway since it's totally worth it.

[Graff Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Granny by Ben Aaronovitch

4.5 Stars

challenging hopeful reflective tense

Fast-paced

Oh, I really liked this one. It furthers the overall story...by building on the end of the Foxglove Summer story, and leads into the next one...for the story is ongoing. Ooh, so much fun.

Love the interactions between Peter and Beverly, too.

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Three and a half stars.
Ben Aaronovitch is a humorous and clever writer. He is also very skilled at writing a good short story/novella. I would say it would definitely be difficult for an author that is used to writing full length books to then switch to a shorter version. I think I even actually read something from the author saying how hard it is. This is why I have to give him a round of applause for how he encapsulates most of the things that make a good story in a much smaller amount of pages. We have new random characters that are only very shortly introduced to us, and I always want to know what happens to them and in fact CARE about what happens to them. I can read a whole book and not have that happen with even main characters. This story was funny and sweet and had a nice ending. I find it hard to give short stories and novellas high ratings because they are so much shorter than full length books, but in this case, it’s the only reason this story only has 3.5 stars.

[Octavia Cade · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it's fair to say that not a lot actually happens in this story, in which Peter Grant attempts to fix a car that won't start and ends up helping a little old lady get home. That's not to say that it isn't a pleasant read, because it is - it's just the sort of pleasant read where everyone's trying to do the right thing, even if they're going about it in the wrong way, and it all ends up alright regardless. Or at least as alright can be when a brain tumour is involved.

I quite like stories like this, that are very low drama. And quite by coincidence, I have the Alan Sillitoe collection, which I have never read, on loan from the library at the moment. It's sitting on top of a bookshelf, waiting for me to finish this similarly-titled story and get on to reading it for a change. Maybe in a bit.

[Brok3n · Rating 3 out of 5]

See review of Tales from the Folly at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... .

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection.

[JayeL]

Part of Tales from the Folly

[John Ollerton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

[Andrea (mrsaubergine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Great short story.

[Rina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gosh, I love Mrs. Phillips. Just see this:

‘Who are you?’ she asked.
‘I’m the future, kid,’ said Mrs Phillips. ‘You’d better put your seat belt on because it only gets rougher from here.’

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it online. Another charming short story featuring Peter Grant.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A granny who doesn't want to be shuffled off to Swinton is rescued by Peter and Beverly who have Not-Nicole with them. Available in 'Tales From the Folly'.

[AcidGirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice bit on a nightly encounter with a accidental practitioner.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little short with our favorite Peter and Beverly.

[Breña · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liebenswert, vor allem die Granny, allerdings auch etwas flach.

[Rachreads22 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fab little short story set between the novels of the rivers of london series. It was interesting to briefly see not-nicole again too.

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to, part of “Tales from the Folly”

[Gill]

Contained within Tales From the Folly collection.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[MrKillick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Und einige andere kurze Geschichten...

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved it! I love this short story collection! This is a must read series! I can’t wait for more tales!

[Victoria Nika · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun, little entry in the series that’s enjoyable.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a satisfying story