Having a Wonderful Time

Postcards are glimpses into larger stories, A postcard always tells a story. The sender mixes images and words to create worlds, even if they are just on holiday. In Having a Wonderful Time, thirty-six leading authors use postcards as the launching point for the imagination.

Wishes from abroad, love letters, confessions and final notes of farewell, the postcard offers a window into the secrets of everyday life. J. G. Ballard pictures a couple who fly out to Las Palmas – but their return flight never comes. Ali Smith tells of a ghostly figure in red. William Boyd’s “Mr Ruffini” has left something unwise in a hotel safe...

A unique work of image and creativity, illustrated throughout, Having a Wonderful Time recasts what we think a story can be.

Contributors include: Chloe Aridjis, Geoff Dyer, Sophie Elmhirst, Nicci French, Mark Haddon, A.M. Homes, Andrey Kurkov, Adam Phillips, Max Porter, Iain Sinclair, Akshi Singh, Will Self, Sarah Waters and many others.