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Being Normal by Stephen Shieber Fiction, short stories Tonto Books 11 August 2008 ISBN 9780955632624, paperback, £7.99 'Welcome to Being Normal, the diverse and unique world of Stephen Shieber. A world full of belief and disbelief; longing and trying to forget; compliance and defiance; fragmentation and reconciliation; past and present; the familiar and unfamiliar... There is an incredible freshness and optimism about Shieber's stories that is very rare in writing today. He's like a wonderful new biscuit you've never tried before. Open it up, have a bite, then take the packet home and devour it.' - Laura Hird
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Stephen Shieber brings together the glory of everyday nothingness and elevates it to great drama; where loveless marriage, teen angst, childhood misadventure, lonely Christmases and family dysfunction are the norm.
Each character in this stunning debut provides a very different slant on the notion of mundane – a book for anyone who has ever found themselves on the outside, dancing to the beat of their own drum.
