“Above gritty reality in fiction sits gritty reality in life; the moments between the moments where teabags turn heavy and cold, where real stories gather under the stories we tell, and are stranger – The Bygones is a dance down that street, so present and bright you can feel it underfoot.”
— DBC Pierre, Booker Prize winning author of Vernon God Little
— DBC Pierre, Booker Prize winning author of Vernon God Little
The Bygones is a glimpse into a specific part of the world, at a specific time, of what will soon be called history. These small stories range from the very real to the very bizarre, but even at their strangest point they speak an honesty that chimes with the magic that our gut tells us is still alive. You will encounter the devil, god, friends, misfits, relatives, spirits and soothsayers, in a village that doesn't exist, surrounded by towns that don't exist. Who knows who you're going to meet next.
Pick up a copy directly from Tangerine Press or from your nearest local bookshop.
"A terrific new, first collection of short fiction which grips you from the start in an almost visceral way."
— Bookmunch
"Gibson brings a modern and bittersweet edge to his renderings of The-mostly-Midlands; The Bygones is an electric debut collection, and a spellbinding departure from the norm."
— Arianna Reiche
— Arianna Reiche
Two stories from the collection are available online
at Bookanista and 3AM Magazine
