The Barber's Collection

<p>From the author of <em>Saint Lazarus Day and Other Stories </em>comes <em>The Barber's Collection</em> an original and poignant tragicomic novel brimming with searing humour and heartrending downfalls.</p><p><br></p><p>Deinstitutionalization has just begun yet it can't come soon enough for one infamous patient with a violent criminal past. Amidst the sweltering summer heat during a chaotic morning in town an antsy barber a nostalgic farmer a distressed sheriff and a troubled labourer mull over a shocking escape from the psychiatric hospital.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>These four unforgettable characters navigate their everyday lives and as their paths diverge once more unforeseen and inadvertent events collide.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>R. Conrad Speer a Saskatchewan-based writer is known for <em>Saint Lazarus Day and Other Stories</em> published by Atmosphere Press in 2020. With a postgraduate certificate in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh he draws inspiration in this novel from his past experiences working on the grounds of a vast rural psychiatric hospital.</p>