Children's Children is a collection of fifteen short stories which cast
a darkly humorous and oftentimes acidic eye, over life in post-conflict
Northern Ireland. The stories contained in the collection are an
eclectic selection of pieces which vary from traditional literary
fiction to magic realism and subtle experiments with the short story
form. They deal with the theme of legacy; the achievements, issues and
problems this generation has inherited from the previous. Disillusioned
street preachers, adulterous grocery shoppers, robotic brothers and
child burglars are all given voice to express their experiences of life
in contemporary Northern Ireland as Carson blurs the line between social
commentary and modern parable.