Bright Lights and White Nights by Andrew Carter

She said she was pregnant and the baby was mine. On opening my Hotmail account, I discovered a new email in broken English from the one foreign lady I’d had a modicum of romance with. I urged my pals to go home without me and, following a fairly severe public breakdown where I was moved along by airport staff, went to an internet café to cry a bit and email my mum. Sadly I realized I’d left my passport in the pockets of some shorts I’d spilled red wine on and thrown in a bin at our hostel the previous evening. Our trip culminated in Rio De Janeiro and we arrived at the airport for our flight home hungover, exhausted and ready for some boiled vegetables. (That sounds like a pretty compulsory approach!) We’d had an incredible time in Asia, Australia and South America, experiencing new cultures and traditions, trying exciting new activities, and forming lasting bonds with like-minded souls (drank too much, run out money, crashed a scooter and attempted to romance foreign women with little success.) (Many 19 year olds frequently are I think…)Īnyway, after saving up through call centres by day and fast food outlets by night, my pals and went on a (insert cliché here) round-the-world travelling trip. It is impossible to say gap year without sounding middle class and annoying, isn’t it? To be honest, I imagine I was pretty annoying at 19.

The book begins with one of the strangest, and worst, days of my life. What can we expect from an evening in with The Thing Is? If your life has been anything like mine The Thing Is could be a real eye opener!) I’ll admit, this doesn’t sound too spectacular and I probably need a new pitch but, if you stay with me, hopefully, I can sell it a bit… The book is a collection of (hopefully amusing and entertaining) anecdotal tales from my life so far. I have brought my second book, The Thing Is, which has just come out, published by Proverse. Tell me, which of your books have you brought along to share this evening and why have you chosen it? I’m hoping to be in your position myself one day and I know how hard it is to get your book noticed.) As a relatively new author starting out, any opportunity to get my work out to potential readers is massively appreciated. Welcome to Linda’s Book Bag Andrew, Thank you for agreeing to stay in with me.įirst of all, thank you so much for inviting me to do this feature. When Andrew Carter got in touch about his latest book I realised I’m not the only one so I invited Andrew to stay in with me on Linda’s Book Bag and tell me all about it. Having reached a point where I’m probably two thirds of the way through my life, I seem to be reminiscing about the past increasingly frequently these days.

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