Whatever Happened to Rick Astley?

NOMINATED FOR THE 2023 BULAWAYO ARTS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK'In turn these stories are funny, poignant, at times shocking, but always deeply moving.' Ian Holding, Unfeeling'[a] wonderful collection of short stories' Siphiwe Ndlovu, The Theory of Flight'Bryony Rheam's short stories are skilled, perfectly formed, and compelling ... a deeply satisfying collection.' Karen Jennings, An IslandWhatever happened to Rick Astley? She imagined that he was happily married with children. A record producer, perhaps? That was the usual way with singers, wasn't it?From Bryony Rheam, the award-winning author of All Come to Dust and This September Sun, comes a collection of sixteen short stories shining a spotlight on life in Zimbabwe over the last twenty years. The daily routines and the greater fate of ordinary Zimbabweans are represented with a deft, compassionate touch and flashes of humour. From the potholed side streets of Bulawayo to lush, blooming gardens, traversing down- at-heel bars and faded drawing rooms, the stories in Whatever Happened to Rick Astley? ring with hope and poignancy, and pay tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.