"Tired of London" by Richard Ayres is published

Six friends reunite after 40 years with unexpected consequences. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) May 21, 2016 - "Tired of London" by Richard Ayres is published, About the Book: "It is the summer of 2007 and six former friends, five men and one woman are attending a reunion in London organised by one of their number who has a special reason for wishing to see them all again. Some of those present have not seen each other for 40 years. But as they wander from pub to pub in central London, they find they are discomforted and at times feel threatened by the modern metropolitan world.

Gradually their long-held memories of each other are undermined, firstly by the changes wrought by age, and then by the revelation of secrets, some of which extend back to their student days in Leeds in the 1960s. Surprising truths about the past begin to emerge, and friendships begin to fracture. Their reunion is brought to an abrupt end by incidents, some violent, which threaten to dash the hopes that they had of reconnecting with the past and with each other."

About the Author:
Richard Ayres was a lecturer, then a manager, in Further Education. He started writing after he retired and began attending writing workshops, culminating in an MA course.

Richard has previously published three novels:
The Pennine Incident (2011)
The Further Education of Mike Carter (2012)
Letters and Secrets (2013)

Excerpt from "Tired of London":
"And meeting old friends was also a doubtful prospect. The last reunion, ten years ago in Leeds, had not been a success. We went on a pub crawl along Headingley Lane, following the footsteps of our final evening together in 1967. But it had been a mistake to revisit the haunts of our youth. Places change, some for ever, not for better, as John Lennon had sung, and that applied to some people as well. What had spoiled it for me was the others carping about the fact that Eric and Vivienne hadn't come. I knew why they hadn't, but I didn't tell them.

So when Alan told me about the forthcoming meet-up in London, my first question had been 'Will Eric and Viv be coming?' Alan's response had been vague - apparently Eric had initially been enthusiastic, but his enthusiasm had seemed to wane with each successive email. Alan was still uncertain about their intentions.
And I was equally uncertain about whether I wanted to see them. I could be sure of one thing, though. It would be Viv who'd be the one reluctant to come."

"Tired of London" by Richard Ayres is available in paperback for £7.99 from Amazon UK at:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tired-London-Richard-Ayres/dp/1944156240

This novel can also be downloaded in e-book format from:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tired-London-Richard-Ayres-ebook/dp/B01ERM8M3I

Press/Media Contact Details:
Literary Agent: Darin Jewell, The Inspira Group
Tel. (UK) +208 292 5163
E-mail: darin ( @ ) theinspiragroup dot com
ISBN #978-1944156244

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