Hosted at Metal Southend, join Jane Barron de Burgh for the release of their new book ‘Not All There’. This event will have a talk about the book by the author and a chance to buy a signed copy or put in an order for it.

Jane is an Essex-based author and poet. They graduated from the Open University with a Masters in English in 2022. They are a keen student of Oulipo and found poetry.

This story is a character study of grief and the people who experience it, told through the eyes of a bewildered child who struggles to make sense of the death of his mother, Mary and her re-emergence as a ghost. The book is published by Castle Priory Press.

This event may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Learn more about the event here and pre-order your copy of the book here.

Blurb

Claude’s mother is dead. Except she won’t stay that way. She’s back with her family and none of them know what to do about it. Is there a name for someone who is only sort of dead? And why does Claude feel like he’s the only one celebrating her return? ‘Not All There’ is a character study of grief and the people who experience it, told through the eyes of a bewildered child who struggles to make sense of the death of his mother, Mary and her re-emergence as a ghost. Familial relationships are tested as Claude, Patience and their father try to answer the question – ‘What do we do about Mary?’