Paul Shannon is a fiction writer. His first novel, Davey Darling, was published in 2006, and follows twelve-year-old Davey, whose father is an abusive bully. This unconventional coming of age story, set in Christchurch in the 1970s, was followed by The Totem Hole, in 2007. The Totem Hole focuses on two farming brothers who shoot an albatross accidently when out duck shooting one day. Shannon has published short stories in several magazines.
Paul Shannon is a fiction writer. His first novel, Davey Darling, was published in 2006, and follows twelve-year-old Davey, whose father is an abusive bully. This unconventional coming of age story, set in Christchurch in the 1970s, was followed by The Totem Hole, in 2007. The Totem Hole focuses on two farming brothers who shoot an albatross accidently when out duck shooting one day. Shannon has published short stories in several magazines.
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