Josh Haddon is an actor who knows what it’s like to be ‘resting.’ That is until he lands a role in the blockbuster movie ‘The End of the Ocean.’ Without preamble or preparation he is now part of that section of society known as ‘celebrity’. Josh’s neighbour, tennis-ace Jeff Brazer has been famous for as long as he can remember but his lawyer girlfriend Suzie is getting bored with Jeff and his international lifestyle and Josh can see this…
In forensic prose, Lander Hawes unpacks with analytical purity what it is to be a famous entertainer in the Internet age and the effect it has upon both players and audience. CAPTIVITY strips bare a romantic entanglement played out in the media spotlight and asks fundamental questions about the behaviour of
the rich and famous and by reflection, about our not-so-famous selves.
CAPTIVITY is Lander Hawes’ first published novel. He has previously read short stories at Foyles, the UEA late shift, the National Short Story festival and on BBC Radio Norfolk. His stories have appeared in the 2007 Workshop UEA anthology, the Scarecrow e-zine and in UNTHOLOGY No. 2. He’s been
writing to various degrees of intensity for the last ten years, and is hoping to complete a short story collection by the end of 2012.