Candy
Author: Luke Davies
‘There is only heroin, there is only Candy, the three of us adrift on the endless sea of love. ‘ CANDY is a love story. It is also a harrowing investigation of the raw heart of addiction; its cluastrophobia and momentum. From the heady narcissism of the narrator’s first days with his new lover, Candy, and the relative innocence of their shared habit, Candy charts their dec….Read More
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