Half Plus Seven

Overview

Twenty-nine years old with a less-than-healthy appetite for booze and a buzz, Bill lived in a messy rented room, sold his soul daily in a PR agency, and couldn't remember the name of the last woman he screwed. He was a disappointment to his family but indicative of his generation. That was until a £10 psychic and a hanging cat came along to save him. And her—the one whose name he remembered. This is a tale of redemption for Generation Y. Your generation. Watch him. Loathe him. Learn from him. Love him. A coming-of-age-late tale as a jaded PR man seeks meaning and love in his life and addresses past, present, and future along with a misfit cast of mystics, tramps, bar flies, and copywriters.

Reviews

"A coming-of-age novel snorting with energy, outrage and scatological detail, it is in places eye-watering." —Elizabeth Buchan, The Daily Mail

"A lethal cocktail of Bukowski and Mad Men." —Mike Williams, editor, NME

"Unflinching and razor sharp, Half Plus Seven will make you wince and chuckle in equal measure, and then it'll melt your heart." —Rachel Trezise, author

"A marvellous effort. . . . Whether cringing because you've 'been there' or flat out chortling, this book will draw you in, charms you senseless. . . . Definitely one to watch" —Buzz Magazine

"Sharp, spiky satire. . . . a masculine and propulsive romantic comedy, told in a strikingly bold and honest manner. With its contemporary setting and no-nonsense story-telling. . . . Half Plus Seven is a funny and warm-hearted novel." —Wales Arts Review

Author Biography

Dan Tyte works in public relations, pushing everything from professional sports to pop music. He has written for newspapers, men's magazines, literary magazines, and was a music journalist, and his short story "Onwards" was published in the collection Rarebit. This is his debut novel.