- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: The Do-Not Press (6 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1899344365
- ISBN-13: 978-1899344369
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 797,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Three friends return to the bleak English seaside town of Morecambe, where the ghosts of the past have caught up with them, and try to discover the source of the violence in their lives.
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News about HEAD INJURIES
I wrote this book in 1993, when I was 24. I was living in Morecambe at the time, staying at a B&B for 6 months while I studied for an MA at Lancaster University.
I wrote this book in 1993, when I was 24. I was living in Morecambe at the time, staying at a B&B for 6 months while I studied for an MA at Lancaster University.
Since the book was published, Revolution Films (Jude, Welcome to Sarajevo, I Want You, Wonderland) optioned the novel and commissioned me to write the screenplay. It is now in development. We're hoping to be in production - if all goes well - by Autumn, 2000.
Some of the reviews of Head Injuries:
‘Incendiary stuff... marks Williams out as a writer of rare – if warped – imagination.’ Time Out
'Lean, compelling prose marks this out as a thriller of real distinction.' Crime Time
‘...beautiful prose in this brooding and mysterious tale... A first class novel.’ Interzone
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Format:Paperback
This is a good solid modern ghost story in the Ramsay Campbell mode, with a trio of friends being haunted by a spectre from the past. Some evocative writing is let down only by the rather suspect pacing of the novel - the book opens with the revelation of the incident that triggers the haunting, and while it's a very strong scene the fact that the rest of the novel features the lead character slowly uncovering this moment means we're always ahead of the hero and, like a whodunit where the reader knows the killers identity from page 1, the result is the book is rather lacking in pace or suspense. Still, a good debut novel.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book bothered me more than I can say. I found it deeply disturbing, shocking even, but written with real humour and style. The characters were nicely drawn (Eve and Seamus especially) and the climax is mind-blowing. Ace.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i loved this. from the shocking opening scene to the devastating climax, this grabs you by the short and curlies and never lets go. williams is a powerful and original writer whose prose simply shimmers, creating intense beauty from grim subject matter. a must for anyone interested in contemporary British fiction.
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The sort of thing you would write if you were 12
The problem with selecting a book at randon is that some times you end up with a turkey, as with this book. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2000
Tedious story with brutality that is ultimately unresolved
The book begins with a prologue that is unnecessary and immediately gives away the outcome of this 'step by step' story. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2000
Dark, erotic, shocking... astounding!
I loved this! What a beautifully written book. I haven't read anything by Conrad Williams before but I will seek out his work from now on. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 1999
An excellent, absorbing read.
Williams uses gripping prose to tell a riveting story. Right from the powerful, disturbing opening, the reader is sucked into an almost surreal world of fear and confusion. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 1999
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