Description
From the extraordinary mind of debut writer Ben Pester comes a book of stories in which the everyday - work, parents, friends - is not quite what it should be. Taken together, it forms a collection of things we are doing right now, in this lost and terrifying world we are gamely attempting to inhabit. Things like worshipping an imaginary being while trying to be productive; or slowly dying and having nothing to say about it except how tiring it was building the kitchen extension. Unsettling, original and occasionally monstrous, these are stories that light the contours of the ordinary world with a shimmering unreality.
'Nothing is what it seems in this short story collection, in which family life and the workplace get dizzying new slants'- The Guardian, Book of the Day
About the Author
About the author: Ben Pester lives in North London. His work has appeared in Granta, Hotel, Five Dials and other places. When not writing fiction, he is a technical writer. He lives with his wife and two kids.
Book Information
ISBN 9781911343806
Author Ben Pester
Format Paperback
Page Count 194
Imprint Boiler House Press
Publisher UEA Publishing Project
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 15mm
