Following the success of his 2019 memoir Jim Bob From Carter - In the Shadow of my Former Self, comes A Godawful Small Affair, the fifth novel from Jim Bob (written under the name J.B. Morrison) . It also includes a companion piece: Harvey King Unboxes His Family. Consider them a double A-side single of fiction.

‘A GODAWFUL SMALL AFFAIR’

Where is Zoe Love?

The first time she was abducted by aliens, Zoe was back in bed before her father noticed she was gone. It was easy for him not to believe her. One year later, on the anniversary of David Bowie’s death, Zoe disappears again. This time her bed is empty. While the police search the Earth for her, Zoe’s ten-year-old brother, Nathan knows they're looking in the wrong place. He knows the aliens have taken his sister again.

As people start to suspect Zoe's father of knowing more than he admits, Nathan decides he must get himself abducted by the same aliens, find his sister, bring her back and save the Home planet.

A heart-warming, heart-breaking and utterly compelling story of family love and loss, outer space, inner cities and David Bowie.

‘Nostalgic, painful and beautiful. Indie’s greatest wordsmith transfers his talent to book form with ease’. Shappi Khorsandi

‘Not many of my favourite lyricists turn into my favourite novelists, but JB Morrison has expanded from song to book magnificently and A Godawful Small Affair is his best yet humane and witty - a story about alien abduction and David Bowie with explanations of the Big Bang - a perfect mix and a delight to read.’ Robin Ince

‘I really like the doubt...that we know what the characters believe... but we don’t know whether to believe them. That’s delightful and I can’t remember the last time I had that sensation with a novel.’ Dave Gorman

‘I cried a lot. What a gorgeous heartbreaking book. I loved it’. Danielle Ward

‘It’s both a funny story about loss and a sad story about a family who love one another. A genuinely moving piece. I highly recommend it.’ Michael Legge

‘HARVEY KING UNBOXES HIS FAMILY’

Shelf-stacker and video unboxer, Harvey King joins a genealogy website and starts compiling a family tree. The website send him an email. A distant cousin wants to share her version of the King family tree. On Harvey’s version, his father has been dead for twenty-six years. While on his distant cousin’s family tree, up until just four months ago, Harvey’s father was still alive. The discovery leads to further family surprises, secrets and lies.

Published by Cherry Red Books

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