Photographs
of Boden by Simon Kurt Unsworth, published as a 36-page
chapbook, is available directly from the author.
Steve Boden has a good life with good memories,
until he discovers the photo albums. As he browses their pages the images of
him as a child become defaced as a chemical-like mark obliterates the faces of
his younger self. But worse than that: his memories are blurring, changing; he learns
that he wasn’t the boy he once recalled. He talks to friends, his father, his
estranged sister and each time the conversation leaves him feeling hopelessly
lost with new and uncertain memories. Photographs
of Boden is a poignantly told story about identity and its loss, of losing control
of one’s past and hence one’s personality.
The chapbook’s production value could be
improved upon. However, the story itself transcends the publication’s
appearance. The chapbook costs £3.50 with £1.00 of each sale going to Cancer Research
UK. There are three other chapbooks in the series: The Pennine Tower Restaurant, Left Behind and The Pyramid Spider, at £3.50 each or £13.00 for all four (includes p&p in the UK). Email the author directly to
order these chapbooks.
Reviewed by Peter Coleborn
Reviewed by Peter Coleborn
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