About The Night Swimmer by Simon J Houlton
William “Bill” Eckersley is an unemployed aspiring writer, a night swimmer, and a man drowning in isolation and alcoholism. Living in a working-class English seaside town, he finds himself trapped—by a system designed to keep him down and by the weight of his own fractured mind.
Haunted by self-doubt and a relentless search for inspiration, Bill struggles to finish his first novel. His journey takes him from the cold, moonlit waters of the sea to the depths of his own psyche, where reality blurs with fantasy. As he spirals further, he discovers love, obsession, and chaos in equal measure.
But when creativity and madness intertwine, will Bill find the breakthrough he’s searching for—or lose himself completely?
A raw and unflinching exploration of art, addiction, and the human mind, this novel is a gripping portrait of a writer on the edge.
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Author Bio:
Simon J Houlton grew up in Hastings and has worked just about every dead-end job imaginable—pulling pints, driving taxis, and grinding through the last few decades doing whatever was necessary to get by. A product of a bang-average comprehensive school, he was told by teachers he’d never achieve much. Instead, he found his own path, picking up a pen and writing instinctively, inspired as a teenager by the raw energy of the UK punk scene and a do-it-yourself attitude. Having lived poor on two continents, he’s seen life from the ground up, and his stories reflect that grit, resilience, and unfiltered honesty.