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Dark, heartbreaking, funny, twisted, bleak, and hopeful in unequal measure: 11 imaginative short stories that take you to the curious extremities of human relationships.Ranging from the mysterious to macabre, Salt Water is a delicious short story collection of astonishing variety. Described as a 'pageturning assault on the senses' and 'the literary fiction equivalent of a deeptissue massage', the stories unravel, twist and surprise, taking the reader to unexpected depths."Provocative short stories by a writer who has a unique mind and, for my money, a brilliant one." Lawrence Jay Switzer, author.In this debut collection, Hughes merges beautifully crafted lyrical prose, hardboiled dialogue and gothic imagery to disorientate, disturb and, ultimately, delight readers.? Tap Tap: When a man's obsession with solitude takes him too far, can he rely on his terrified wife save him?? A Survival Guide for the Unseen: Can a thief who has taken everything from you ever make amends?? Once a Civil Servant: A 'communityminded' murderer has a theory that will clean up society and save his 'clients' from true death.? Are You Scared? Sometimes revenge has a nasty habit of turning on you.Fuelled by revenge, loss, death, and love, this unusual collection of intriguing stories is sometimes haunting, at other times bizarre, and always riveting."Bloody brilliant read!" Amazon reviewer.Start reading Salt Water today.What readers say:The unspoken despair in Tap Tap and Noel Hardy is so painfully delicious."Like the literary fiction equivalent of a deeptissue massage for someone who had no idea how tense they were. Ouch but aaaah. Good pain.I found myself gripped and intrigued, tickled by the metaphors, and deeply touched by the characters.Ive just finished The Civil Servant, finding it pretty hard to put down!I loved them all! I found the writing full of ambition with some beautifully telling moments.If forced to choose a favourite, I think Id have to go for Salt Water it was the one which had me feeling the most wrung out at the end. An utterly heartbreaking unsatisfyingbutsatisfying ending.So many great short films inside this anthology. Makes me wish Id been to film school.Get your copy of Salt Water.
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