Sleeping with Lazarus

Christian and Leighton may come from different backgrounds, but they are destined to meet. For Leighton, life has been tough. Taken from a drug-ruined family he finds himself in Blue Horizon House where his first homosexual relationship is brought to a tragic end. Meanwhile, Christian struggles with his gender identity. In Sleeping With Lazarus author Ron Peter Pastore brings them together with renowned photographer Ian Simmerton, who has a sideline dabbling with porn. As he guides Christian and Leighton into a lucrative career, all three have ambivalent views about the path they are treading. For Chrissie, as Christian prefers to be known, the money will enable his gender transition. For Leighton the future is not so clear, and, for Ian, he sees a brilliant future for all. Yet, he knows that the road will not be smooth.

The author developed his creative writing gift long after his schooldays, but shortly after taking a literature degree in later life. Home study courses, too, provided another dimension that taught him more than just the basics of the art of creative writing; they enabled a truly solid foundation to an enterprising career in the world of publishing. This background theory slowly translated into valuable experience and practice with four manuscripts produced within twenty years. He derived encouragement and resolve with the inevitable rejections from publishers, climbing over the obstacles and raising his convictions along the way. His four novels to date show the breadth of his imagination, delving into taboo themes as well as conventional ones. He awaits the verdict from his readership!