Salt Water: And Other Short Stories (Paperback or Softback)

“Beautifully crafted and memorable.” Amazon UK reviewer. The mother who uses charity as a weapon. An invisible chef and his deadly mashed potato. The obsession that takes a man closer to the mysteries of the cosmos than he counted on. A man who can’t stop crying. The murderer who helps his victims escape death. The weekend break that becomes a journey to edges of sanity. And more. Eleven furiously original and off-centre stories that blend dark magical realism with gripping domestic drama to create tales that range from the hauntingly sinister to the downright bizarre.“These stories were a really pleasant surprise. Highly recommended.” Amazon UK reviewer. Influenced by JG Ballard, Iain Banks, Will Self, Margaret Atwood and Kurt Vonnegut to name a few, Sef Hughes writes stories that are dark, heartbreaking, funny, twisted, bleak and hopeful in unequal measure, that take his readers to the curious extremities of human relationships. “Bloody brilliant read!” Amazon UK 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 deep-tissue 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.” “I’ve 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 I’d have to go for Salt Water – it was the one which had me feeling the most wrung out at the end. An utterly heartbreaking unsatisfying-but-satisfying ending.”“So many great short films inside this anthology. Makes me wish I’d been to film school.”Get your copy of Salt Water.