The Sleep of Baby Filbertson

A series of grim yet insightful short stories in Herlihy's first collection, The Sleep of Baby Filbertson are an examination of the darker themes of alienation and isolation, and an elevation of the oddities and quirks that make up human nature, Herlihy’s seven tales tackle the anxieties of fragile people and get to the heart of a world inhabited by perennial outsiders.