“The Unlikely Escape Of Uriah Heep” by H G Parry (2019)

“At four in the morning, I was woken by a phone call from my younger brother.”

This opening will not be a good look on me, but here we go. Have you ever read or seen something that you wanted to be bad? Has it then turned out to be good and, while you enjoyed it very much, there’s still a tinge of bitterness lingering? I hope that’s not just me. On we go…

Charley Sutherland was a child genius, speaking at eight months and reading the Russian classics by his fourth birthday. Not only was he readi...