Gary Mitchell – ‘The Undergraduate’ (2001) DIGITAL DOWNLOAD NOVEL

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‘The Undergraduate’ is an explicit immorality tale; the story of a young man’s abuse of higher education and his steady and willing corruption until a final fall from grace.

Set in Salisbury University during academic year 2001-2002 the novel follows on the life of sophomore Simon Wickham, a character who first appeared in ‘Love On A Branch Line’ . Avon (from ‘Don’t Fall In Love Too Quickly’) also make a cameo appearance.

The novel is divided into six sections, each covering a term or holiday, each subtitled with a stage in Simon’s flight to disaster: ‘Summer Break 2001 (Flying), ‘Michaelmas Term 2001 (Climbing), ‘Christmas Break 2001-2002 (Swooping), ‘Easter Term 2002 (Stalling), ‘Easter Break 2002 (Descending), ‘Trinity Term 2002 (Crashing).

Although the novel appears to have a ‘happy ending’ events come full circle, with a sting in the tale imploding the lives of Simon, his friends, those he has used, and those who have used him …

Characters Amanda Duncan and Barbara Wickham from ‘The Undergraduate’ also appear in the follow-on ‘The Ibiza Effect’ .

Cover illustration by Frank Cutbush.