Philip Hensher

Labyrinthine tales: We All Hear Stories in the Dark, by Robert Shearman, reviewed

When you move from one story to another in this ingenious collection it can be hard to find it again except in your memory

: Illustration by Reggie Oliver from We All Hear Stories in the Dark. Credit: Reggie Oliver
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  • We All Hear Stories in the Dark (Three Volumes)

    Robert Shearman

    Drugstore Indian Press, pp. 1750

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