He’s now creative director at Solus Ceramics and is looking at innovative ways of reducing the carbon impact of the ceramics industry. It would have been cool to have each person he texted have a seperate chapter (yes, I know there were 157 or so texts so maybe grouping the 50 or so people that didn't responded into one chapter, as well as the 20 or so people who's numbers were disconnected into another, etc). His partner has left him, he no longer speaks to his sister or best mate, and he's just lost his job.

If you’re commenting on business regulation, you can describe the pressure you’ve seen people under.After it leaves Euston station he sends a message to all his phone contacts, telling them he is going to end his life. I found that the story just wasn't strong enough to support the theme it was trying to address, which in itself was interesting. When we first met him he was a representative who came in with samples, but he was clearly much more than a sales person, and was someone who was really interested in the properties of tiles and what you can do with them. The wormhole system (spanning many galaxies) was built by unknown precursors, and he hints at the discovery of artificial messages encoded within transcendental numbers like π.

Chapters jump between the people closest to him while they try to find a way to stop James carrying out his message. We were introduced to them by a main contractor, and although they appear at first to be sign makers, their depth of knowledge around decorative metalwork goes far beyond that.The end of the book doesn't acknowledge the people who helped him, even his friend who is with him after he doesn't kill himself. Contacts is paced well and I found myself wanting to read 'just one more chapter' before doing something. In January he'd received just two texts in an entire week, and one of them was to offer him two-for one pizzas if he replied with the word PEPPERONI.

Contacts allows you to connect with anyone interested in a performing career plus more than 65,000 Spotlight members including thousands of top agents and the cream of UK and international casting professionals. Funny and wise, tender and deeply moving, Contacts is a beautiful story about the weight of loneliness, the importance of kindness – and how it’s never too late to reach out. Update: I'm knocking off a star because now I have some distance, the first thing that springs to mind looking back is how crummy and unsatisfactory the ending was.We start off with James who has decided to end his life, but wants to let people know himself, so he sends a group text to all of the 158 contacts in his phone - some are family members, a serious ex, an ex best friend, his flatmate and several ex clients. The bench seats at 10/4 Pentonville Road are a good example of his studio’s work, they sit snugly within the recessed Petersen brick walls and provide a contrasting softness and texture to the reception.