Bumping

by Tony Bianchi

Set on contemporary Tyneside, Bumping interweaves three stories. Each presents a character whose obsessions and attachments become magnified through chance encounters, leading to unforeseen and ultimately catastrophic results. The 'bumping' of the provisional title conveys something of these random processes, as well as one character's passion for recreational lock-picking.

"Tony Bianchi’s multiple narrative voices are finely accomplished, each of them distinct and distinctive, giving the reader a real sense of entering the characters’ minds. The links between them are gradually revealed as the pace of the narrative and the underlying sense of menace increase to bring the characters and their stories into ultimate collision. Bumping – the word, the title, the book – is rich in its multilayered meanings, and Bianchi’s portrayal of the way in which we bump along in life, constantly seeking the answers and losing the keys, is both astute and compassionate."
Suzy Ceulan Hughes, Gwales

"Reveals an amazing eye for detail. His portrayals of old Tom and of teenagers Barry and Nicky...are classics.", Morning Star

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2010