THE DROPOUT

19-year-old Paul Barrett is having a tough time at university. His American girlfriend Meredith is a Silver Ring virgin who won’t put out. Their best friend Neil has a worrying crush on Paul. When Meredith dumps Paul and Neil commits suicide, Paul drops out of uni and retreats to the south-coast hometown he calls ‘Boredom-on-Sea’. He goes to work for his uncle Jack, selling leather furniture to continental buyers.

Two more women enter Paul’s life: Jenny, his uncle’s foxy stepdaughter; and Christine, Jack’s gold-digging mistress, the office receptionist. And Paul attracts another gay admirer. His life is heading to the brink.

THE DROPOUT offers a sly, edgy new twist on themes from THE GRADUATE and AMERICAN PIE.

It was previously posted on ABCtales.com as THE DATE-RAPIST'S TALE and has just been published - as THE DROPOUT - by Matador.