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1986, the last day of the summer holidays, and Christopher Hearsey is wondering why his best mate Arthur has suddenly disappeared, and whether lippy Gill Ross a few doors down might know anything about it. The great border city of Carlisle is buzzing with rumours following an act of terrible violence, and in order to begin his search Chris must face down his own dread, not only of the consequences of his own actions but of local man Booby Grove and his psychotic sidekick Carl ‘the black’ Hole, who is keen to settle an old score.
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Jacob Polley was born in Carlisle in 1975. Picador published his first book of poetry, The Brink, in 2003 and his second, Little Gods, in 2006. As well as poems, Jacob also wrote the short film Flickerman and the Ivory-skinned Woman with the director, Ian Fenton. Jacob was selected as one of the Next Generation of British Poets in 2004. In 2002, he won an Eric Gregory Award and the Radio 4/ Arts Council ‘First Verse’ Award.
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