Due for release in Autumn 2010

The world is plagued by madness. With leaders bent on insane policies and too many citizens locked in crippling depression, normality seems elusive and questionable. Part travelogue, part indictment of mad medicine, Depresso is Tom Freeman's hilarious journey through the vagaries of the system to emerged scathed but content with being 'bonkers'. The story unfolds over several years, in China and the UK, during which anti-depressants reduce Tom to a zombie and alternative therapies drive him to comic re-examinations of his life, his work and relationships.

What follows are two consecutive chapters sampled from 'Depresso', beginning with Chapter Three. Having suffered what might be a breakdown, Tom accompanies his partner, Judy, on a business trip to China...

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