Trevor realises that the world is entirely unaffected by his existence. And so he decides to die. To produce a fitting valediction that might serve as both a memorial and a cautionary tale, he hires a writer to write his eulogy.
Three jumpers is a hilarious satire of how, during the process of writing a eulogy, both the writer and his subject struggle to come to terms with the nature of their own mortality, and this pain of a world around them. With the morbid descent towards suicide of the one and the spiritual slide towards ireeparable loss of faith for the other, will there be redemption for the characters? And should it be screened live on TV?
Professional Reviews
Richard Francis
A brilliant take on modern follies, with warmth, too, in the humour; this novel is unusually engaging for a satire and the final effect is oddly moving.
Richard Greene
"Michael Marr is an extraordinary talent, perhaps a Waugh in the making - his fiction is at once hilarious, bloody-minded and heartbreaking."
'Coruscated Confabulations' is a collection of stories and experiences, most of which took place in prior decades. They are taken from or based upon real events, with a certain admixture of fictional embellishments.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.
