Shortlisted for The Encore Award 2019

Greg Gamble: he's a teacher, he works hard, he's a husband, a father. He's a good man, or tries to be. But even a good man can face a crisis. Even a good man can face temptation. Even a good man can find himself faced with difficult choices.

Greg Gamble: he thinks he can keep his head in the game. He thinks he's trying to be good. Until he realises everyone is flawed.

And for Gamble, trying to be good just isn't enough.

Greg Gamble isn't a bad man. Not really. Because nobody's perfect, right?

About the Author
Kerry Hadley-Pryce was born in the Black Country. She worked nights in a Wolverhampton petrol station before becoming a secondary school teacher. She wrote her first novel, The Black Country, whilst studying for an MA in Creative Writing at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, for which she gained a distinction and was awarded the Michael Schmidt Prize for Outstanding Achievement 2013-14. She is currently a PhD student at Manchester Metropolitan University, researching Psychogeography and Black Country Writing. God's Country is her third novel.

Reviews

A stunning read.

* Blue Book Balloon *

Some readers may sympathise with Greg in his loveless marriage, with the child that was a mistake, with the threat of bad news hanging over him and a longing to be free of his domestic shackles. Others might really dislike him. I did. However, I was compelled to read to the end to find out exactly what he'd had done, and it's because of the quality of writing. Read it yourself and see.

* Nudge *

A quietly chilling depiction of what lies just below the surface of an outwardly ordinary and respectable family. A desolate yet riveting read.

* Neverimitate *

Landscape is a cauldron for Kerry Hadley-Pryce's intensely creepy and evocative writing.

-- Georgina Bruce * Black Static *


Awards
Short-listed for The Encore Award 2019 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781784631307
Author Kerry Hadley-Pryce
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Salt Publishing
Publisher Salt Publishing
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 14mm