The Sound of Loneliness
Craig Wallwork(Author)
Perfect Edge (Publisher)
Published on 25. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
223 pages
978-1-78099-601-1 (ISBN)
Description
Manchester in 1991 is a town suffering under the weight of high unemployment and massive government budgetary deficits that is plunging the UK into a recession. To Daniel Crabtree, a struggling writer, it is the backcloth to his first novel, one that will see him become a famous published author. Living off mostly water and flour, Daniel has embraced penury into his life under the mistaken belief that many young artists have: one needs to suffer for success in art. But Daniel is a terrible writer. In the three years since signing on the dole, of every morning chastising his Irish singing neighbour for waking him from his sleep, and scrounging food from his close friend Henry Soperton, Daniel Crabtree has produced one short story. His heart is bereft of words as much as his pockets are of money. It is a story of love, and how a poor starving man chasing a dream came to the understanding that amidst the clamour of life, the sound of loneliness is the most deafening of all.
Reviews / Votes
Craig Wallwork has a strong and steady voice, well deserving your time and attention. -- Dan FanteMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Collective Ink
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
267 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78099-601-1 (9781780996011)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Craig Wallwork lives in West Yorkshire, England. He is an artist, filmmaker and writer. His short stories have appeared in many publications in the US and the UK. He is the author of the short story collection Quintessence of Dust, and the novels To Die Upon a Kiss and The Sound of Loneliness. Craig is also the fiction editor at Menacing Hedge Magazine.