Hackneyed Tales

<p>This powerful collection of stories is a fascinating character study of people at various stages of life. They are essentially about the emotions they display; both those that are unique to human beings and a few others that aren't.</p><p><br></p><p>Although these twenty-one stories take place in the London Borough of Hackney over a period ranging from the First World War right up to the not-too-distant future they could quite easily be set anywhere where there are people who discover that sometimes life isn't always what they want it to be.</p><p><br></p><p>Much like life itself this book will take you on a darkly comic rollercoaster and maybe you'll never want it to end.</p>