No More Chairs

A soldier returns from Afghanistan with revenge on his mind; a woman enters a nightclub where no one dares stay past closing time; a jaded music journalist seeks solace beyond a Stone Roses riff; a clown is on the loose with a chainsaw, and his victims all have something in common; Scarborough's darkest corner causes a nation to shudder; and a teenage girl in a quaint seaside village is forced to ask herself: What is true happiness?

This dazzling collection of prose and poetry from Manchester's long-established Monday Night Group crosses the globe from Portland Street to Paris, from Rwanda to Edinburgh; and is by turns moving, brutal, tender and funny.

If you can find one, pull up a chair and prepare to be unsettled…