The planner - Tom Campbell

James is exactly what you'd expect from one of London's most promising,
young town planners. He's cautious, respected by colleagues and
performs well in team meetings. But while James understands the glitter
and grime of the city better than almost anyone, he hasn't actually
experienced much of it. And, as he watches his university friends
blossom bewilderingly into rich and successful adults, he has the
nagging sense that he has somehow fallen by the wayside. That is, until he meets Felix, who navigates the glamorous and cynical
capital with sophisticated ease. Felix introduces James to a London that
he has never known, and which doesn't feature in the planning manuals: a
world of private clubs and executive football boxes; of book launches,
contemporary art galleries, suburban drug dealers and dates with women
even more exotic than the peculiar vodka shots they drink.But London is an expensive city in many ways, and the world Felix has
opened up comes at a cost. James may know how to design housing estates
and high streets, but is it really possible to redraw the masterplan
for his own life? And what will he lose along the way?