Kissing Lying Down

Navigating the online and offline worlds of pairing up this spiky collection of short stories delves deep with dark humour into what it takes to strap on a smile through thirty-something failure and make human connections in the modern age.Gordon knows what Gabby wants but he hates to do what hes told; Chrissy stalks the internet to find what her fiancé wouldnt give her; three friends reunite during a heatwave and their evening gets better and better until it doesnt...While one woman wonders if passing strangers have a better sex-face than her boyfriend anothers birthday meal goes sour at the offer of no-strings dessert. In these relationship tales many are burned by their pasts while scanning their horizons.Outstanding. Great humour wonderful observations and delivers a powerful kick.Helen SedgwickElevates the stuff of everyday life. Tough is a unique writer.Laura WaddellA balmy golden evening turns into something much darker ... Great details for good and ill.Mary Paulson-Ellis