Gild Your Shadows is an electrifying collection of award-winning short stories that seamlessly blend the autobiographical with the surreal, the darkly thrilling with the deliciously sensual. Grounded in reality yet reaching into the furthest corners of the imagination, these fourteen stories—written between 2003 and 2013—delve into the emotional highs and lows of their characters, exposing their hidden depths and gilding their shadows with gold.

From the slow unraveling of a corporate store assistant in The Art of Becoming Invisible to a doctor mesmerized by the ghostly presence of Buddy Holly in Michael and the Hollies, these stories challenge perception and expectation. A police inspector races against the grip of a deadly sin in A City Called Sloth, while a teenage love affair defies cultural norms in the futuristic African city of Eger. Meanwhile, The Love Hit imagines a world where emotions—love included—are bottled and served at the bar.

Dark, daring, and unforgettable, Gild Your Shadows invites readers to step beyond the ordinary and into a world where reality and fantasy intertwine.

Includes Award-Winning Stories

✔ The Bestseller – Winner of the SilverWood ‘Beat the Author’ Competition (2013)
✔ January 3rd – Winner of the MigMag.co.uk ‘New Year’ Competition (2012)

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