Showcase

Hugh Hayes

“It all changed when Alan came along. Well, not immediately. I didn’t notice him at first. There was always a big turnover. Those who couldn’t hack it—they’d turn up late, and that would be it. Then there were those lucky few who got other work and moved on. The regulars were terrible gossips, chatting about who was or wasn’t with whom. I just didn’t want to get involved.”

From ‘The Whitchurch Papers – included in the showcase 

“The Whitchurch Papers is a dystopian novel, telling the story of an England sliding into chaos at a time of huge unrest in the 2070’s. It is told through the testimonials of seven characters who live through these difficult years, collected by Professor Caroline Whitchurch for her research project. Now, in a more oppressive time, her work is suppressed and censored. It is being distributed underground, in an attempt to keep the true history of the past alive.” From the Introduction