The Wooden Hill

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As we climb the wooden hill to bed each night we trace our life's journey from birth then each step toward death the final sleep. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This collection of short stories by Jamie Guiney explores what it is to be human at every stage of life from the imminence of a new birth in 'We Knew You Before You Were Born' through to adolescence and the camaraderie of youthful friendships as portrayed in 'Sam Watson & The Penny World Cup'. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ultimately all of our lives stride towards old age and the certainty of death as poignantly evoked in the title story 'The Wooden Hill'.</span></p>