David Gaffney: 19th October 2011

-The Half Life of Songs-

In David Gaffney’s latest collection of micro stories, we find a world where thinking is illegal, belly dancers’ blood is used to fertilize tomato plants, and pensioners in leather trousers dance to two-step garage. The stories are often beyond odd yet always ordinary, allowing an emotional insight into the rich interior lives of social outsiders.

David Gaffney has written two highly praised short-short story collections and a full-length novel Never Never which was praised in the Observer: ‘This clever novel couldn’t be more timely – it forces us to confront society’s insatiable thirst for credit and our own sense of entitlement.’