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Bank Notes
An interplanetary package holiday takes a dark turn. A man is driven to madness by an unseen torturer. Construction workers discover a tunnel beneath the streets of Nice. The author’s quest for a royal relic does not go to plan. A cat helps lay the historical foundations of a northern town.
These, and other strange tales, form an anthology of the arcane as Will Nett’s short stories are collected together for the first time. Journey with the author, where little is as it seems, as the reader is drawn in to the vague reality that is Bank Notes.
These, and other strange tales, form an anthology of the arcane as Will Nett’s short stories are collected together for the first time. Journey with the author, where little is as it seems, as the reader is drawn in to the vague reality that is Bank Notes.
144 pages, Paperback
Published December 4, 2021
About the author
Will Nett
19 books3 followersWill Nett is an incurable backpacker, pianoman, and habitual note-maker/taker, most of which have found their way into his Gonzo-steeped works, My Only Boro: A Walk Through Red & White, and his riotous travelog, Billy No Maps. More recently he has turned his hand to fiction, in the form of his first collection of short stories, Bank Notes, released in December 2021.
An interplanetary package holiday takes a dark turn. A man is driven to madness by an unseen torturer. Construction workers discover a tunnel beneath the streets of the French Riviera. The author’s quest for a historical relic does not go to plan. Vengeance is sought in the Lowlands of Europe. A cat helps lay the foundations of a northern town.
These, and other strange tales, form an anthology of the arcane as Will Nett’s short stories are collected together for the first time. Journey with the author, where little is as it seems, as the reader is drawn in to the vague reality that is Bank Notes.
The chaos continues in, The Golfer's Lament: How I Reached For The Pars...And Missed.
Everyone thinks they can play golf. Will Nett is no different. How hard could it be? Get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible.
Having had one of his best worst ideas yet, Will Nett takes to the fairways in an attempt to master the most absurd of sports. Garishly outfitted, and armed with nothing more than a set of Ladies’ Clubs and a bad temper, he becomes immersed in the game, and all its infuriating foibles.
Many a walk is spoiled as he chases the white ball through the gardens and washing lines of Hull, the vaudeville-steeped music hall’s of Victorian England, and the Arctic Circle.
Join him on the first tee as he blunders from clubhouse to classroom and everywhere in‑between as he reaches for the pars… and misses.
In Local Author Writes Book, he describes his attempts to produce his 'difficult second book' and the attendant nonsense that came with the success of his first, in a meta-fictional rollercoaster ride of Anglo-French relations, street-level punch ups, and fad dieting.
He has been a Sudoku salesman, snooker table repair man, model, cinema usher and unprofessional gambler.
An interplanetary package holiday takes a dark turn. A man is driven to madness by an unseen torturer. Construction workers discover a tunnel beneath the streets of the French Riviera. The author’s quest for a historical relic does not go to plan. Vengeance is sought in the Lowlands of Europe. A cat helps lay the foundations of a northern town.
These, and other strange tales, form an anthology of the arcane as Will Nett’s short stories are collected together for the first time. Journey with the author, where little is as it seems, as the reader is drawn in to the vague reality that is Bank Notes.
The chaos continues in, The Golfer's Lament: How I Reached For The Pars...And Missed.
Everyone thinks they can play golf. Will Nett is no different. How hard could it be? Get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible.
Having had one of his best worst ideas yet, Will Nett takes to the fairways in an attempt to master the most absurd of sports. Garishly outfitted, and armed with nothing more than a set of Ladies’ Clubs and a bad temper, he becomes immersed in the game, and all its infuriating foibles.
Many a walk is spoiled as he chases the white ball through the gardens and washing lines of Hull, the vaudeville-steeped music hall’s of Victorian England, and the Arctic Circle.
Join him on the first tee as he blunders from clubhouse to classroom and everywhere in‑between as he reaches for the pars… and misses.
In Local Author Writes Book, he describes his attempts to produce his 'difficult second book' and the attendant nonsense that came with the success of his first, in a meta-fictional rollercoaster ride of Anglo-French relations, street-level punch ups, and fad dieting.
He has been a Sudoku salesman, snooker table repair man, model, cinema usher and unprofessional gambler.
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May 27, 2022
Like all short story collections, there are some I enjoyed more than others. But overall the writing, the stories and the imagery were intriguing and interesting. Overall the stories that stood out to me were The Medecin Man, The Unwelcome Guest and The Devil and Farmer. The Unwelcome Guest is one that I would like to have seen more a more full-length story would have been great. Overall I would recommend the collection.
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