A local author has turned an ‘administrative and emotional maelstrom’ of a divorce into a hilarious tale of a man in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Father-of-two Ben Adams said writing was his catharsis after a marriage break-up in his forties meant he was faced with an unknown future.

His experience inspired the novel Six Months to Get a Life in which a newly divorced father called Graham Hope is on the verge of a mid-life crisis and in fear of never having sex again.

Finally liberated from the shackles of his unhappy marriage, the fictional Graham Hope is ready to embark upon a new life of carefree dating and unbridled fun.

But before he knows it, his days are filled with endless TV soap operas and battling to engage with his two truculent adolescent sons.

Middle-age is looming and Graham has little to show for it; finding his happy ending is clearly going to be much tougher than he thought.

Armed with a false confidence bolstered more by beer than true self-belief, Graham sets himself a secret challenge to turn his life around by his 43rd birthday.

Based in Raynes Park, the author has spent the past two decades working in the local government service sector.

In his spare time, he loves writing and spending time with his two sons and their dog, Albus.

Six Months To Get a Life by Ben Adams, published by Clink Street Publishing RRP £8.99 paperback, RRP £1.99 ebook, is available online now, from retailers including amazon.co.uk and can be ordered from all good book shops.

For more information, visit benadamsauthor.com or follow him on Twitter @BenAdamsAuthor.