An unhinged novelist enlists the help of former classmate and current drop-out, David Thomas, to inspire her much awaited sequel.
David Thomas, a privileged 22 year-old from Belfast, has left Elina, his Finnish girlfriend. After dropping out of university, David is financially cut off by his mother. She certainly knows how to hold a grudge - if only she would tell him what he has done wrong.
After a chance meeting with former classmate and best selling author, Patricia Murray, she reveals that she based the romantic interest in her novel on David. They begin a casual relationship - even though she is engaged to her literary agent. Patricia makes no secret that a sequel is her motive and the lines between reality and her own fictional world blur. Patricia will do anything to create the conflict needed to inspire her next novel.
Constant sightings of an anorexic ex-neighbour, a mysterious black dog and nightmares about his dead father are testament to the persona he is determined to escape. Through Patricia's invasive questioning, David evaluates his previous relationships and his family dynamics. You can't reinvent yourself in Belfast.