A. J. Huckman

A. J. Huckman has previously written feature articles and fiction as a columnist for a professional magazine.

Particular features of his work include closely observed personalities and landscapes. His characters question the oddities and inequalities found and curiously accepted in everyday life. Humour permeates the narrative throughout, with quirks of human nature placed in sharp focus under his microscope.

Taking Sides is A. J. Huckman's first comedy novel, and was originally published in 2019. The second edition of 2023 is now available from Amazon as an e-book, paperback, and hardback.

Taking Sides is receiving positive feedback for the quality of the writing, humour, and the way in which serious societal issues are challenged.

Follow Hannah and Henry Burden on a calamitous holiday in Cornwall. Vividly portrayed scenes feature the interplay between the pompous, ranting and opinionated Henry, and his balanced, calm and collected wife Hannah, as well as real and imagined aspects of Cornwall's landscape and history.

Some of the underlying themes highlight and debate the pernicious and corrosive effects of prejudice and discrimination, and expose the ironies of stereotyping. We only have to watch the news to know that humankind would be better off putting differences aside, valuing one another, and just getting along.

Whether it is debating questions of moral rectitude, or challenging uncivilised, inept or inapt behaviour, Taking Sides is an engaging novel that continually invites the reader to consider:

Whose side are you on?

A. J. Huckman is currently preparing more creative fiction for future publication. The next novel will be a UK police drama/thriller, featuring all of the interplay between personalities and humour that are features of Taking Sides.