The Void Between Words

<p>The Void Between Words</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shame and inadequacy were an intrinsic part of growing up in the 1970s with dyslexia. Self-doubt and high anxiety cast long shadows over a boy with a bright inquisitive but misunderstood mind. Downtrodden by the hobnail boot of working-class life he finds solace within nature and discovers the ability to communicate with trees.</p><p><br></p><p>This inspirational true story follows his turbulent life of illiteracy social exclusion and workplace bullying. A disfiguring nightclub attack motorcycle accident and skin cancer only compound the problems brought about by his inherent learning difficulties and resultant lack of confidence. </p><p><br></p><p>The Void Between Words delves deep into a world where it was easier to escape the pressures of life and internalise his individuality wallow in the mire of insecurity and become imprisoned without hope. A poignant and often humorous story we discover secrets rejection love and loss but ultimately self-discovery and enlightenment.</p><p><br></p><p>Powered by an irrepressible need to express his own individuality his artistic frustration eventually breaks loose of its literary shackles and he enters into a passionate love affair with words. He eventually finds strength and courage and to his complete surprise cannot contain the overwhelming urge to write a novel.</p><p><br></p><p>The words which once imprisoned him become his greatest gift and his frustrated creativity is finally set free. With joy and optimism his new vocation as a writer is to encourage and inspire all those who might feel trapped and worthless as a result of being different.</p><p><br></p>