'Living the Dream' is a romantic tale that runs deep, a tragic story lightened by moments of comedy and joy. A modern saga set in a typical Midland's market town, in the struggling blossom of a bright and hopeful Spring in 1980, concerning several characters entering young adulthood. A different time, and in many ways, a period of drastic change. Nevertheless, human behaviour and emotion have remained the same throughout the ages, readers empathizing with the poetically psychological narrative, especially those of a similar disposition and age to the author. This is the anonymous story of Simon Slatcher, told over a few months. This is the story of millions living in the shadows, on unknown streets, where laughter, romance and dream, hold life together by a fragile thread.