Death Of A King: And Other Stories

A gypsy king dies, and a group of villagers seek to save him from the dishonour of a pauper’s grave.The dispute over the inheritance of a well-field becomes a struggle between the ‘old stock’ and the ‘new people’ for the very ownership of their town.A terrier pup reveals the truth of the relationship between a poacher and gamekeeper.A seasoned drinker subverts the ‘dry’ policy of a train chartered by a Pioneer pilgrimage.An old man puts on his best suit for this own wake, telling his family he will be dead by nightfall. And a blind woman only truly realizes her blindness when forced to abandon her home.Stories of enduring friendships and close family ties form the heart of Death of a King.Often hilarious, and as fresh as the day they were written, these stories delicately but potently reveal their characters’ lives in all their toughness and tenderness