Perry Gamsby

Who would have thought the Global Financial Crises, a lesbian wife and a suicidal boss would give car salesman by day, writer by night Scott Straub the chance he needed to live his dream? To join his fellow car selling, story writing Aussie mate Greg Kinnear and retreat to the Outback to do what they were born to do; to write. If only dreams came true exactly as they should This is a story about friendship, faith and feelings. It is about applied truth as we know it in the real world, a world where you can't help falling in love with your best mate's mate, changing your destiny with the stroke of a nipple and the click of a mouse. A story about how you can be forgiven for the things you do, but never for the things you say because something once said, can never be unsaid. What do these all too real characters have to say to each other that is so electric, so explosive it will change everyone's life, forever?

'Sarah's Turn' follows on where the best-selling 'Sarah's Child' left off. Suffering Postpartum Depression, 25 year old Sarah has to make some hard choices, not all of them the right ones. Despite finding someone new to love in England, Sarah Clarkson returns to Australia to be with her daughter and the man who helped create her. Stewart Lethbridge: narcissistic, controlling, violent, welcomes her back and all seems to be perfect. Then Stewart's step-mother, Marg, brings her new boyfriend, Alan, the bikie drug dealer, into their home.... Her parents, Adam and Sue, themselves the creators, through IVF, of Billy, born the same day as Sarah's Laura, find themselves once again caught up in the emotional whirlwind that is their daughter's life. Supporting her through court cases for passport fraud, fighting with her to gain access to their granddaughter, living with the threat of violence if they report the crimes committed against her, the Clarksons' suffer their own version of hell before the gripping, life or death climax forces Adam to make a decision: ... which of his children comes first? 'Sarah's Turn' is a fictionalized account of everyday life for those people dealing with mental illness, abusive relationships and the choices and consequences we all have to make, often on the spur of the moment. It continues the engaging real-life drama of the Clarkson family and, drawn on actual events in the life of author Paul England and his family, given literary license by co-writer Perry Gamsby, 'Sarah's Turn' asks questions, makes statements and leaves the reader richer, wiser and hopefully more empathetic for the plight of those who suffer. As Sarah so aptly says, "Nobody chooses to be mentally ill...."

'In Grave & Dark Clad Company' is a collection of short stories that explore the darker side within us all. From serial killers to suicides and sex offenders and a few shady in-between types, the characters in this anthology present the reader with sixteen stories of murder, death, self-realisation and introspection.

Is A Tag On A Fence Worth The Rest Of Your Life? Twenty Seven Seventy, 2770, the postcode of one of Sydney's most working class of suburbs, Mt Druitt. Young Jayden St Clair, running from his mother's latest boyfriend and a life without love. Tafon Ta'alofa, just turned 18 and still not ready to accept responsibility for his actions. Billy Cooper, one time builder's labourer, a lifetime later the magistrate hearing the case that changed everyone's life forever. All because one night, Sendip Gujrata, a migrant who made the decision to stand up to Tafon and his gang, said NO to their tagging his neighbour's fence. Who would have thought two days later all of them and several others would be drawn together to one point in time and space, lives forever changed, some beyond all help or recognition of what once was. A gritty, all too real and very readable novel about social issues that challenge many Australians today...