February 2010
978-0-9806378-4-7
$24.95 paperback
Under Stones
by Bob Franklin
Dip into the world of Bob Franklin's fiction at your own risk. The calm surface belies a swift undertow and snags galore. These are not horror stories in the traditional sense; they are more unsettling than that.
Under Stones are uneasy tales, set in familiar surrounds. They are journeys into the human psyche and powerful critiques of contemporary Australian society. Bob Franklin pokes and prods at human fears and foibles, revealing with forensic glee truths that you might prefer were, well, left under stones.
Praise for Under Stones
'...a consistently engaging and surprising book...' Australian Literary Review
'They're horror stories of a kind, edgy and unsettling, holding up a mirror to the underside of Australian society.' Sunday Herald Sun
'What a bruising collection this is...' Sonya Hartnett
Shortlisted for Best Collection and Best Horror Short Story for 'Take the Free Tour', both in the Aurealis Awards 2010
Winner of the 2010 Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction
Bob Franklin
Bob Franklin was born in Hillingdon, England, in 1965. He has lived in Melbourne, Australia, since 1989, working as a stand-up comic, writer, actor and director. Prior to this, he was a builder's labourer, kitchen-hand and marquee erector in London and Sydney.
Under Stones is his first book.
