ABSOLUTE
PLEASURE
A darkly funny novel inspired by two decades of decadence, debauchery and raucous misadventures across Sydney and London—in relentless pursuit of pleasure at any price.
Absolute Pleasure inhabits the pleasure dens where we let it all hang out, where desire becomes currency and the masks we wear come off.
From ecstasy-drenched 90s dance floors, full-time party animal Robbie Hatcher hangs up his escorting robes after enduring a run of freaky UK assignments to manage Sydney’s Palladium gentlemen’s club.
A fetishist auctioneer of an endless parade of dancers, Robbie finds himself captivated by two leading lights.
Lolly is destined to become the club's most talked-about attraction. But behind the spectacle, there's far more to her story than anyone bargained for.
Chelsea, a London trust-fund runaway lands in Sydney with a suitcase full of party gowns and a freshly cancelled inheritance. She tosses a coin to decide between becoming a spy or a stripper. Tails. Palladium wins.
Together, Robbie, Lolly and Bambi career headfirst into a decade of spectacular excess, outrageous performances, penthouse after-parties and beautifully functioning train wrecks.
Absolute Pleasure is a wildly irreverent adult journey into the eccentricities and extraordinary characters of Sydney and London’s after-dark worlds. A collision of desire, music, money and misadventure, where the pursuit of pleasure rarely goes according to plan.
The debut novel from Emmy Award-winning producer and writer Pete Gately draws on two decades of real-life stories to bring a largely unseen world to life with an immersive storyworld extending beyond the page into audio, performance and screen.
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ABOUT PETE
Pete Gately is an Emmy Award-winning producer and writer with extensive experience across tv, film, music and the arts. His work has been recognised with a Screen Producers Australia’s Interactive Production of the Year award.
Pete’s created multiplatform campaigns for films including The Sapphires and Tomorrow When the War Began, music videos with the likes of Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys; and premiered a tango orchestra and dancers from the milongas of Buenos Aires to the stage at Carnegie Hall as Executive Producer.
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