Stories? ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’ Joe’s in trouble for pushing back the boundaries. He’s been there, done that and does not believe there are only seven original plots in literature: Orpheus, Achilles, Cinderella, Tristan and Isolde, Circe, Romeo and Juliet, and Faust.

Provocative and insightful, philosophical and lyrical, the flesh of Russell Tarrant’s story spans many locations - from Shetlands to Outback Australia - and sports many strange characters. All claim our sympathy. Here’s a modern man, adrift in a new century; a soul on ice, trying to make sense of language, of love, of loss. And the ‘language’ he uses speaks to each and every one of us.

Russell K. C. Tarrant was born in Bedfordshire, England, was educated on the Continent at Afcent International School, and currently lives in Hampshire.