'And watching lovers part, I breathe and feel you smiling. What memories we share lie so deep in your mind. To tear out from your eyes I won't speak of forbidden lies. I'll keep watching as you leave me further behind'

A middle-aged author of elite fiction watches a film adaptation of his first book and is immediately enraptured by the young actor in the leading role. Captivated and, increasingly, consumed: he discovers more about the person, his life, finds old photographs, kisses them – and more.

Eventually, his mania takes him to a meeting and a pathetically awful denouement.

Everything Could Be So Perfect is an engaging study of an obsession bordering on madness.