Description
Description
PART OF THE NORTHERN WEIRD PROJECT
It's the off-season in the seaside resort town of Blackpool, where Tommy never imagined he would return. His relationship has broken down, so he returns home to keep an eye on his widowed father. While counting down the hours before attending the funeral of a well-loved friend, a mysterious group turns up on the seafront. One by one, the locals are entranced by their presence until Tommy and his father can no longer resist the allure.
Tommy soon discovers a secret desire his father has been harbouring for his entire life.
A story of what it means to be family with a light touch of magic and healing.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Wholly atmospheric, The Off-Season draws you into its unsettling world and keeps you there. I devoured it." Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
"Moody, atmospheric and with an eeriness that creeps up on you like the tide!" Anna Bailey, author of Tall Bones
"Time spent waiting for a funeral takes a sinister turn. An intriguing and surprising novella, simultaneously nightmarish and uplifting - it chills and invigorates, like an off-season seafront." Alison Moore, author of the Man Booker-shortlisted The Lighthouse and The Retreat
"With its fragile, fracturing characters and chilly seaside liminality, The Off-Season plots a careful course between macabre and heartbreaking." Charlotte Tierney, author of The Cat Bride
"The Off-Season is a delightfully tense haze of despair, doused in regret and drenched in the unsettling, bleak atmosphere of a Blackpool winter. I don't know whether to feel comforted or chilled by the end but I know one thing: I need to read it again soon." Katherine Silva, author of Undead Folk
"In this darkly glittering fairground ride of a novella, Robins brilliantly evokes the haunting atmosphere of a dying seaside resort...You won't be able to help being swept along." Megan Taylor, author of The Therapist's Daughter
"There's magic in this captivating novella... Robins has a lot to say about family and community." Laura Pearson, author of Missing Pieces
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