Andrew J Field
Andrew J Field lives with Catherine by the sea in Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, next to the docks, three bridges, and close to the Scottish border. Books include After the Bridge and All Down The Line. He is currently working on You Are One of Us, a Mott The Hoople tribute book. A member of the Society of Authors, he has a MA in novel writing from the University of Manchester. He also runs Hit the North.
After the Bridge
Most of us believe we’re in control of our lives, but in reality fate dictates our destinies. I suppose After the Bridge is my literary noir take on the nihilistic worldview of Charles Bukowski’s Pull A String, A Puppet Moves poem. Unexpected events derail Owen and Becky’s lives and leave them at the mercy of others. Although After the Bridge has hard-hitting adult themes such as suicide, sexual assault, attempted date-rape, self-harm, incest, war crimes in Ukraine and identify theft, hopefully it is never gratuitous or salacious.
After the Bridge
All Down the Line
All Down the Line was first published in December 2020. When I revisited the book to publish a hardcover version last year, minor revisions evolved into a more extensive rewrite. Although I loved the original narrative arc and all the characters, the world has changed so much in five years. Our heroes no longer automatically win, nor does justice prevail, although ‘karma’ always has its way one way or another. Truth and facts no longer matter in a polarised world where disingenuous billionaire big mouths think they rule the waves. Ultimately, democracy will win – but only if we never give the belligerent buggers an easy ride and call them out whenever they lie, steal and cheat.
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