Facing the Strange

Educated at Glastonbury, Stonehenge and various schools of thought in Squatsville, east London, SB Sweeney became a committed member of the structurally unemployed throughout the 80s - specialising in three chord trash rock, all-night philosophy and breakfast appreciation. He toured the UK with musicians and artists, promoting political activism in the 90s and worked on various community media projects in the noughties. Currently living in the cold heart of England. He is assembling a trilogy of novels under the working title of The Last Days of Albion, of which Facing the Strange is the first part.

'One great long drunken rambling guitar solo of a novel!' Tim Pears; 'SB Sweeney writes with a clarity and wit that brings to life the less glossy side of the eighties: a world of squats, bedroom bands and cheap drugs, where a CV most likely meant a pint of cider and Vimto. The intriguing and intertwining tales make an addictive read.' Deb Googe: My Bloody Valentine and The Thurston Moore Group; 'It's La boheme meets Trainspotting, with the structure of a dream; a hole in the wall of the ordinary, an extraordinary landscape beyond.' Roger Ashton-Griffiths: Actor and Writer