Book Description
Quiet magical realism and poignant character studies go hand in hand in Nick Jacksons first collection of stories. His understated style and meticulous prose lead us into situations from which reality is the only escape.
Obsessed with the minutiae of life, Jacksons characters explore the meaning of self within societys constraints. Often afraid to take that transformative step they become trapped like insects in amber; caught between decision and indecision, with the reader becoming an uncomfortable, yet fascinated, voyeur.
Cover art is by Mark Mothersbaugh.
From the Inside Flap
"Enviably lucid
the pictures he paints are potent enough to thrive without metaphor or narrative trickery
the characters live on in the readers mind" Neil Ayres, author of Nicolos Gifts
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