Super 8 Dream

‘Harrowing yet beautiful’ Richard Hall

Paul is a graphic novelist living quietly in a northern town. By day, he works at a café; by night, he pours his anguish into hauntingly vivid illustrations, trying to bury a childhood trauma beneath ink and imagination.

A chance conversation with a family member unsettles this fragile balance. Finding a level of courage he didn’t know he possessed, he resolves to seek justice, but the police investigation and the judicial process prove to be their own form of torture. Caught in a dangerous mix of rage and despair, Paul finds himself at a crossroads. The direction he takes will define his whole future.

With precision, heart and formal daring, Ray Robinson traces the uneasy path from damage towards repair, in an unflinching yet tender study of how art and truth can both wound and heal.

‘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

Hardback: 288pp

Published: Lightning (July 2026)

ISBN: 9781785634765