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Welcome to Munks...home to the lost, the lonely, and those in perpetual limbo. A famous nightclub now in decline. New owners with wayward ideas are determined to redeem this place of moral bankruptcy. Amongst the rot, the depravity, the crime, and the hedonism - a young man tries to save it from ruin, instead of saving both himself and everyone in it. This is a black comedy that turns a tainted mirror on to some of the most accepted and corrosive problems in our society.

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AMAZING ENGROSSING & RELATABLE. HILARIOUS & SURPRISING, THIS BOOK ABSOLUTELY MUST BE READ!! Artisan Book Reviews ...an astute observation of nightclub life..the narrator's blunt tone delivers the goings-on with a deadpan wit. The lights are up, what is normally hidden with strobe lights and loud music is on display for all to see. 'The Reprobates' is an interesting satirical observation into modern nightclub culture, shared in a way to make you consider the horrors of wild nights out. LoveReading Artfully ambivalent it's a disturbing read in the best sense with irresistibly bleak appeal as it wallows in the pain and, more daringly, in the pleasure of excess whilst what it lacks in plot, it makes up for with sharp dialogue and superb characterization. The Reprobates isn't a story of success and fortune, but a slice of life with a personal rhythm and a universal beat. It's a novel about lost time...so energized by the subject that it overflows with inventiveness as we're taken ever deeper into the murky world of Munk's nightclub and the shenanigans that underpin it. Managed by Grose's self-destructive and unnamed character, Grose has an acute eye for the details of his world and needless to say that sex and drugs come with the territory but The Reprobates is about so much more than drugs, sex and being permanently bladdered. It's a celebration of tribal ritual and it's most evident in Grose's pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and the camaraderie that binds his characters into collective friendship. A head trip down memory lane for many of its readers The Reprobates is quite simply a superb read and is unreservedly recommended. BookViral The titular reprobates, employee and customer alike, are as interchangeable and highly alcoholic as the selection of shots available at the bar...In loving homage to grunge and the ever-bygone nostalgia of a constantly 'lost generation'. Grose's depictions of the club's rampant alcoholism are painstakingly evocative and realistic. BookLife

A seriously funny read from the perspective of a nightclub manager...I couldn't put it down. A masterpiece of societal observation - what beasts we become in the dark. The Reprobates is a book for our time. The story is fascinating...and highly addictive. I struggled to put this book down, you know, to sleep or eat and things. ...an astute observation of nightclub life..the narrator's blunt tone delivers the goings-on with a deadpan wit. The lights are up, what is normally hidden with strobe lights and loud music is on display for all to see. 'The Reprobates' is an interesting satirical observation into modern nightclub culture, shared in a way to make you consider the horrors of wild nights out. LOVEREADING.CO.UK

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Ben works as a service designer in London, but writing has always been a vital part of his life since he was young.He has written numerous short stories, novels, and articles and has a Masters in Creative Writing.'The Rebrobates' was inspired by his student days working in a nightclub. It was here that he witnessed a lost generation at play. Ben currently lives in Wiltshire with his partner and their family. He is part of the Bath Spa Creative Writing Alumni.

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