Ginsterpigs

<p>Middle-aged and muddle-minded up until now Frank has survived a pedestrian existence. His interests in bus-spotting people-watching and guinea pig racing are known only to a select few. Living in the shadows of Dover his town of Cocklescanslanky is a small and unremarkable blip on the map of the British Isles. Resigned to his existence Frank has retained a solitary thrill that comes with attending the yearly Guinea Pig Games competitions - where he hopes he and his pet Mol will compete for victory and one of the coveted purple rosettes. </p><p>But then 'love' happens. When taking a bus towards the town to buy a birthday present Frank has the first of increasing encounters with a bold brash pink-haired extroverted artisan Toni whose emergence is like a blanket of Technicolor and seeks to change his perception of life and love and everything in between. </p><p>Frank is unsure where the nerve to ask her out came from but is far more confused by Toni agreeing to a date.  But a complete novice in the world of dating Frank's sense of self begins spiraling out of control. The ensuing whirlwind brings with it a potentially broken nose tension and ethic filled gatherings losing his virginity a prospective promotion and the various ups and downs of the problems faced by his family and friends. Frank soon wonders if everything is a fever dream from a concussion or the first signs of madness. </p><p>Perhaps he doesn't understand love after all.</p>