ASIN: B0084LT9F4
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 188
A fancy dress evening in a Yorkshire pub discloses an array of plights and relationships. Karen has returned after five years to confront the demons of her adolescence. Vicar Bernard has discovered Satan. Celia has trappped Eric in her histrionic maze. Linda is besotted with a brutal footballer. Seven year old Jason plays Terrorquest and misses his runaway Mum. Barbara has received momentous news...Central to events is Jim, father of Karen, lover of Celia and husband of Barbara. He is suffering from traumatic amnesia when he comes to awareness in the pub. His perceptions and returning memories, warped by drink and guilt, pervade the masquerade until reality surrenders to delusion.There is an ambience of surrealism ( or 'magic realism') but basically this is a naturalistic study of the shambles people suffer and inflict. I hope that any pessimism is spiced with humour and empathy!
