Leaving London
- Authors
- Garry Crystal
- Publisher
- Garry Crystal
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- Date
- 2019-10-19
- Size
- 0.83 MB
- Lang
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After a bad breakup, an aspiring writer returns to London with the intention of avoiding any future pain by living life with as little responsibility as possible, but his history of self-destructive self-medicating tendencies is a little harder to leave behind.
In London, Cal finds refuge in meaningless jobs, temporary relationships and a disconnected life where loneliness is an ironic by-product of living in a city of eight million. And London, London has its own plans for him. Assaulted on Christmas Eve, horrible bosses, a suicidal flat-mate and a new writing job for a less than responsible employer, all to add to Cal's constant hangover. When Sofia appears - a woman he is both attracted to and suspicious of - Cal soon finds himself immersed in a tumultuous co-dependent relationship where harsh reality is the only option available.
Alcohol, drugs, sex, love, depression, loneliness, game-playing and a temporary escape to New York. Leaving London is...