Over the Lights and Over the Houses - Paperback

by Tom Halford (Author)

At once experimental, dark, and playful, Tom Halford's Over the Lights and Over the Houses will make you laugh until it hurts. Nick Kearney and his sister hardly ever speak. Before she moved away, they used to be inseparable. Trying to escape what feels like a prolonged rut, Nick decides to get on the road and surprise her with a visit. Traumatic figures from the past resurface, sending the siblings on a wild and antic adventure, ultimately leading them back to where everything started to go wrong. Readers are invited to indulge in down-home addictive wonders of Christmas magic while simultaneously entering a surreal literary landscape where anything is possible.

Author Biography

Tom Halford lives in Corner Brook, NL, with his wife, Melissa, and his kids, Violet and Douglas. He works as a scholar and teacher at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. In his spare time, he likes to coach and play soccer with his kids.