Michael Fishwick Knihy

It's the 1980s. Thatcher's Downing Street, champagne is the drink du jour, it is the hour of the entrepreneur. Wilf Wellingborough is not really the man for the moment. Pleasant, friendly, puzzled by life and by love, he's astonished when Jimmy Spalding, whom he's known since childhood, gives him the job of editing Arts Unlimited, a magazine with no circulation to speak of but with enormous prestige. The story of seven friends from Oxford and their adventures in the world of the media in the 1980s, Smashing People is written with a wickedly funny eye for the absurdities of journalism and publishing and a profound wisdom about the ways of the human heart.

Struggling with the aftermath of loss, Robbie seeks to escape the pervasive atmosphere of whispers and secrets in his village. As he navigates the complexities of life and the lingering shadows of death, he must confront the unresolved emotions and hidden truths that threaten to upend his desire for normalcy. The story delves into themes of grief, community, and the struggle for peace in a world that refuses to forget.