Glitterland
(Book)

Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on love, hope, happiness, and most of all himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other peoples expectations. Then a chance encounter at a stag party throws him into the arms of Essex boy Darian Taylor, an aspiring model who lives in a world of hair gel, fake tans, and fashion shows. By his own admission, Darian isnt the crispest lettuce in the fridge, but he cooks a mean cottage pie and makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what its like to step beyond the boundaries of anxiety. But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he cant see past the glitter to the light. Can a man who doesnt trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can a man who doesnt believe in happiness ever fight for his own?