Over the Lights and Over the Houses

At once experimental, dark, and playful, Tom Halford’s Over the Lights and Over the Houses will make you laugh until it hurts. Nick Kearney and his sister hardly ever speak. Before she moved away, they used to be inseparable. Trying to escape what feels like a prolonged rut, Nick decides to get on the road and surprise her with a visit. Traumatic figures from the past resurface, sending the siblings on a wild and antic adventure, ultimately leading them back to where everything started to go wrong. Readers are invited to indulge in down-home addictive wonders of Christmas magic while simultaneously entering a surreal literary landscape where anything is possible.

 "the writing within the story is such a simple, well-thought-through craft. With humour and darkness hovering through it all, it never failed to shock me and made me laugh out loud. Chapters that flew by, wanting to know more, fully absorbed by the story, every word choice and joke within made me appreciate the beauty of storytelling that truly serves the story and its plot." --Micaela Carcamo The Seaboard Review of Books. 

"worth the read. Halford’s work of fiction is quick-witted, easy to read through, and provides material that shows how chaotic family get- togethers take place during the holidays. Underlying the jumbled havoc is a warmth and a caring that makes this novel a fun text to read and experience for the holiday season." Douglas C. MacLeod, Jr.