A dark, imaginative and a mesmerising read. ? A. M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets"beautifully wrought" "absorbing, tense and poignant" ***** ? Books for Keeps Darren Simpson lives in Nottingham with his wife and two mischievous boys, and spends most of his time pretending he knows what he's doing. After not quite making it as a drummer in a rock band, Darren turned to writing and discovered that it's a fun way not only to escape reality, but also to explore and confront it in unusual ways. He can usually be found lost in his headphones or eating cake mix with a spoon.