Paul Rooney

A new book by Paul Rooney, whose stories take us away from the crowd to abandoned people, places and mythologies. In this collection of stories we mine unregarded moments and find complex histories, all uncovered with writing that bristles with absurdity and intelligence, artifice and humour. I Can Travel Far From Here implores us to join a wayward evangelical mission. In Lost High Street a tourist realises he is trapped forever on a sightseeing bus...