As a boy growing up in the Black Country-drained grey by Mrs Thatcher's steely policies-Jamie dreams of escape to a magical metropolis where he can rub shoulders with the mythical creatures who inhabit the pages of his Smash Hits. Though his hometown is not without characters and Jamie's life not without dramas-courtesy of a cast of West Midlands divas led by his mother, Gloria. Her one-liners are as colourful as the mohair cardies she carries off with the panache of a television landlady. We follow Jamie through secondary school, teenage troubles and away to art school; there he experiences the flush of first love with Billy, and the rush of the big city. But what then? Will he return to the safety of Welston, or risk everything on a new life in London? These flamboyantly funny stories of self-discovery, set against the shifting social scenery of the 80s and 90s, are for everybody who's ever decided to be the person they are meant to be.

First Welston then the World

About the Author
A child of Wolverhampton, David has lived and worked in East London for most of his adult life. He graduated from the MA Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, has read at Polari at Royal Festival Hall, and is a founder member of Leather Lane Writers. His writing has appeared in many print and online anthologies and his debut novella, The Pharmacist, was first published by Salt as part of their Modern Dreams series, then republished by Inkandescent as part of the Welston World Sagas, which includes the novellas Tales of the Suburbs and Kissing the Lizard. His photos have appeared in magazines including Gay Times, Attitude, Time Out, Classical Music Magazine and Out There. His photography collection, Night Work, has been exhibited at venues including Jackson's Lane.


Book Information
ISBN 9781912620241
Author Justin David
Format Paperback
Imprint Inkandescent
Publisher Inkandescent