Jack and Sal, a new novel by author Anthony Cropper, gets a South Coast launch at Roundabout�s first birthday party.

In Jack and Sal we see two people drifting in and out of love. Jack searches for clues, for a pattern, for an explanation to life�s events. Perhaps the answer is in evolution, in dopamine, in chaos theory, or maybe it can be found in the minutiae of domesticity where the majority of life�s dramas unfold. 

In the book, Anthony Cropper has produced a delicately detailed account of a troubled relationship, with a series of micro-stories and incidents that recount the intimate lies, loves and lives of Jack and Sal and their close friend Paula. The author is no stranger to Worthing: he recently spent a day on Worthing Pier with artist Dan Thompson as part of Talking Bird's Twenty Four Piers project.

The Roundabout club night was launched during last July�s arts festival, and The Bamboo Band (who played on that first night) will join Anthony Cropper for the first birthday party. Resident rock �n� roll poet Dan Thompson and Wendy Greene from West Sussex Writers� Club will also perform. As always, there will be a warm welcome for children, with the ever-popular children�s table laden down with art activities, toys and books.

Roundabout takes place from 7 � 10pm on Friday 30th July at The Barn, Field Place, Worthing. Roundabout is a family-friendly event, and admission for adults costs �5 and for children just 50p. Tickets are available on the door.