‘A fast, feverish and arresting novel. Intensely visual, and brought to life by surprising and effective turns of phrase, Ray Robinson's work is all the more disturbing for its focus on quiet horrors: those hidden behind closed doors and locked away in the anterooms of memory’ George Harrison, author of Season

‘You’d be hard pushed to find a book that better describes the life of a survivor. Other people’s actions against us may be fleeting, but the ramifications last a lifetime. This is a harrowing and yet beautiful story of one man living with those ramifications the best he can’ Richard Hall, author of I’m Fine

‘A haunting, brutally honest tour de force. This absorbing novel is a masterclass in the persistence of memory, proving that trauma never truly leaves – it simmers beneath the surface. A stunning testament to the brilliance of the human spirit’ Tunde Farrand, author of Wolf Country

‘A devastating novel with truth at its heart, both in subject and voice, rendering the unravelling facts of a historic abuse with unusual lyricism and artfulness. It feels as if we are peeling back the skin of adulthood to reveal an addled child beneath’ Anna Jean Hughes, The Pigeonhole

Super 8 Dream will be positioned as a powerful literary novel about childhood trauma, memory, justice and the transformative potential of art. NetGalley outreach will target literary fiction and book-club reviewers, booksellers, librarians and readers interested in trauma, recovery and socially engaged fiction. Marketing will highlight Ray Robinson’s award-winning career, the novel’s distinctive graphic-novel element and its emotionally charged journey from silence to speaking out, while emphasising its compassionate and formally inventive storytelling.