Reviews from fellow writers
Reviews from fellow writers
Reviews from fellow writers
Reviews from fellow writers
Reviews from fellow writers
Reviews from fellow writers
Eric Page, Scene Magazine’s UK literary critic
Alf Le Flohic, Magic Farm and other Queer Tales
Alf Le Flohic, Magic Farm and other Queer Tales
This saucy sequel is a veritable tour-de-force of camp, catty humor and heartwarming homosocial homilies. Kay is a perfect angel when it comes to skewering the gauche guignol of Brighton’s self-styled aesthetes, artists and social climbers.
Alf Le Flohic, Magic Farm and other Queer Tales
Alf Le Flohic, Magic Farm and other Queer Tales
Alf Le Flohic, Magic Farm and other Queer Tales
Wiley old drag queens, gay leather bikers, wild fancy dress parties and almost forgotten sex codes. What’s not to love!
Jill Nalder, Love from the Pink Palace
Alf Le Flohic, Magic Farm and other Queer Tales
Jill Nalder, Love from the Pink Palace
Daren has the ability to draw you into his world with vivid and compelling characters. His work is funny, entertaining, moving and endlessly fascinating.
Nikki Gatenby, Superengaged
Guy Holmes, Black Dogs of Glaslyn
Jill Nalder, Love from the Pink Palace
A page-turner from start to finish, The Brightonians Under Siege is clever, canny and oh-so caustic in places. Daren brings out the lighter side of lockdown in Brighton in the most ingenious ways - matched with being highly entertaining to make a serious point. A true tale of the unexpected.
Nathan Evans, One Last Song
Guy Holmes, Black Dogs of Glaslyn
Guy Holmes, Black Dogs of Glaslyn
This second instalment from The Brightonians is full of wonderful wit and wordplay we expect from Kay, but also fascinating glimpses into Brighton;’s queer history - bring on Book Three!
Guy Holmes, Black Dogs of Glaslyn
Guy Holmes, Black Dogs of Glaslyn
Guy Holmes, Black Dogs of Glaslyn
A fab follow-up to The Brightonians. Fun and interesting, comparing Brighton gay life pre and post AIDs with how poeple and the government responded to COVID.
A LITTLE FILM TO WHET YOUR APPETITe
Original music composed by Leo Tarring and starring photographer, Antony Edwards as Pagan Pete.
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About Me
My journey
After almost thirty years writing copy to sell everything from margarine to motor cars, in 2016 I took a leap of faith, quit my job at one of the UK’s biggest ad agencies, and began writing about the things that really made me open my laptop with glee every day. The result was The Brightonians. Three years and a global pandemic later, the sequel is about to be released. For more information about The Brightonians Under Siege , sign up to my website, or follow me on my socials .
My inspiration
‘Don’t write what you know. Write what you love to read.’ Inspired by this maxim, I like to think that my debut novel is a cross between E. F. Benson’s Mapp and Lucia and Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City – two series of books to which I return time and time again for their biting wit and commentary on the era in which they were written.
My community
Of course, living in Brighton, my novel is also about something I know; the irreverent, smart, talented and funny people that have made the city their home. Especially those who live in Kemptown, the beating heart of the LGBTQ+ community. For more information about my involvement in queer Brighton, please skip to the ‘Queer in the City’ tab.
AN INTRODUCTION FROM YOURS TRULY
The obligatory talking head video! Don’t worry, there won’t be many of these!
To turn on subtitles, click on the white box at the bottom of the screen.
A LITTLE FILM ABOUT THE FIRST NOVEL
Directed by Dan Turvil. Voiced by Hugh Ross. Piano by me.
Pour yourself a G&T. Make yourself comfortable.
The show's about to begin.
QUEERS, PIERS & MY HOPES AND FEARS
A short interview with me about my debut novel. Peppered with quotes from the book - voiced by acclaimed actor, Hugh Ross (Outlander/Trainspotting/Ab Fab) - I talk about what inspired me, the conversations I hope it will start, and why we should all watch out for those pesky seagulls.
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