The Layers Wu Kejing

The Layers Wu KejingThe Layers is the debut novel from Stephen Reynolds, exploring how our identity is shaped by our relationships. The anonymous protagonist recounts his life story, showing us how the people he has loved his parents, sister, grandfather, best friend, and partner have all helped to form who he is. He is a different version of himself with each loved one, versions which combine to make up a whole person. However, as the book goes on and the protagonist

celebratory

Not much gristle on these bones

Each story is written with the author’s unique style

“The poems in Motherlung are fiercely present though they

After the dust and smoke

and offer us ways to carry on in spite of it

which she continues to practice

Here you will find fake tan and calf nuts

and literary journalists write about the impact of these awards on encouraging reading

it weaves a path through some of the darkest moments in our collective history

a UK riven by the Brexit debate

You stare at yourself in the mirror for several surreal minutes