Uninvited

by Richard House

Nine months after following a friend to London Ian Proctor isn't the squat is about to be evicted, he hates his part-time job and feels like quitting at any moment, and his friend of over twenty-two years is embroiled in a scam that clearly hasn't worked. Nothing is secure, and his life seems to be slipping away living amongst a group of slackers in South London. More disturbing is the violence that surrounds them; a man thrown from the back of a bus, and two thugs a little too handy with their fists and paint stripper. Following a bicycle messenger through central London, Ian embarks on an adventure which promises much but which is ultimately threatened by his former associations.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

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Richard House is an author, film maker, artist and university lecturer. As well as the digital-first novel The Kills, he has written two previous novels (Bruiser and Uninvited), which were published by Serpent’s Tail in the 1990s. He is a member of the Chicago-based collaborative Haha. He is the editor of a digital magazine, Fatboy Review: www.fatboyreview.net

Born in Cyprus, Richard House is an artist and writer. His first novel, Bruiser, was short-listed for the Ferro Grumley Gay Fiction Award in the USA. The Kills has been longlisted for the 2013 Booker Prize. He currently teaches at Birmingham University, UK.