Clown's Shoes

Onstage again, you stare down at your feet, imagining you see the bright, painted curves of a pair of clown’s shoes… It helps to pretend you are a clown, hidden inside baggy trousers, your true face invisible behind splashes of red lipstick and pale powder… A dazzling debut collection from a young talent, these critically acclaimed stories dip into the shadows and spotlights of life. From the pale waking hours to the darkling places, Clown’s Shoes introduces us to a cast of lost characters trying to find their way, and asking whether everyone really does come salting home in the end? The people who populate Clown’s Shoes are lonely, they are frightened, and most of all they are full of hope.

Rebecca F. John was born in 1986 and grew up on the South Wales coast. She has been published in Parthian’s Nu: Fiction & Stuff, and the Terry Hetherington Award anthologies Cheval 4 and 5.