Bøger af Michael Dreher

It has been a tough day for Tony Jinks. This afternoon he buried his younger brother Jamie- yet another victim of the mysterious and ancient Jinks family curse. Now he returns home to a family in disarray. His delusional mother believes her youngest son to be alive. His sons are bickering, his daughter in self-imposed seclusion, his sister lost in a dream that never seems to end.In his debut novel Legacy Of Starlings, renowned poet Michael Dreher explores the history and the implications of the Jinks family curse.

Michael is a dreamer. A wanderer. An explorer. A firefly.So, when he moves from the turmoil of the city to a sleepy English village for work, he thinks he is in paradise.But life has other ideas.As a novel disease sweeps the world, Michael is forced to abandon the countryside he loves so much, and instead to explore the much darker world inside his own mind.A Firefly In Amber is a quiet, moving and poetic portrait of a man cast adrift, separated from friends, family and his lover. Its themes are both timely, and timeless.This novella was written in the early days of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic.Michael Dreher is a poet, novellist and short story writer from Liverpool, England.

A selection of dark poetry, exploring grief, depression, loss, illness, and love.

Poet Michael Dreher chronicles his descent into mental illness; the collection also includes pieces on love, loss, regret, hope, grief and desire. Bloombursts Liminal serves as a companion piece to Dreher's tar-dark collection 'Fazakerley Sickbeds', and marks the final piece in his 'desolation row' period. Trigger warnings throughout. The cover art was designed by Liverpool artist Cerys Ng.