A serious accident may have left Tay's body broken, but he's determined to live an inde-pendent life at any cost. Except he's barely coping. Alone and isolated in London, his only solace comes from the pain numbing drugs he's become addicted to.

Ink's on the run. He keeps his head low, but London streets don't feel safe. The only way to stay under the radar is to keep moving and not let anyone or anything get close. But the stray mutt that's latched onto Ink has other ideas.

A chance encounter and Ink's bungled attempt to free himself from his four-legged com-panion leads to the offer of a job as a live-in helper. Tay's moody and difficult, but he's also scared and vulnerable, and Ink finds himself saying yes when he should be saying no.

Can Tay and Ink find a clear path on the road towards true love? Or will their broken lives prove to be one roadblock too many?

A Long Way Back concludes at roughly the same point as The Making of Jonty Bloom—apart from the epilogue. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but for full enjoyment, you might want to read Jonty's story first. If you don't like epilogues, you don't need to read the one in this story, but it's there for those who like a little bit more!