Elizabeth S Moore’s provocative novel, The Man on The Middle Floor has taken
the world by storm, from being listed as number one on Amazon’s Urban Fiction
category and being rapidly selected by Audible, to being chosen by Marie Claire
magazine as their summer read and heralded as ‘a sparkling debut’ by British
GQ.
Having recently headlined at The Open Book
in Cape Town, Moore’s thought-provoking novel is certainly attracting global
attention. The book’s provocative themes have initiated a social commentary
exploring issues of the growing disconnect within society and discussing the
way that we relate to those with autism.
The
Man on The Middle Floor is centred on three people
who despite living in the same three-flat house in a London suburb, neighbours
Tam, Nick and Karen are strangers to one another. On the bottom floor, Tam, a
recent ex-cop, spends his days drowning his sorrows in whisky; on the middle
floor is Nick, a man in his 20s with Asperger’s and a need for strict schedules
and routines. The top floor belongs to Karen, a doctor and researcher who has
spent her life trying to understand the rising rates of autism.
(Elizabeth
S Moore)
As diagnosis of autism reaches an all-time
high, The Man on The Middle Floor
seeks to explore the way that those on the spectrum are being incorporated in
to everyday society and questions the mould of normality that the world
attempts to enforce upon them. Moore’s fascination with the growing disconnect
within families and communities is a continuous theme within the novel, and as
the digital age continues to thrive and take over every element of our lives, The Man on The Middle Floor highlights
those who fall between the cracks of the new modern world.
Throughout her life, Moore has been a
journalist and a writer, now a mother of four children and having passed the
50-year milestone, she has demonstrated that it is never too late to become an
author. She has written for numerous publications specialising in property
development, fine wines, food and current affairs, with articles in The Sunday
Express Magazine, The Witness in South Africa, SW, Good Housekeeping and
Decanter.
For Moore, the foray into the literary
world has highlighted the challenging and glacially slow nature of the
publishing industry and with The Man on
The Middle Floor, she aims to challenge the way in which political
correctness has impacted the world of fictional writing. Thus far her challenge
has been a success with Moore speaking regularly on Sky News, national UK radio
shows and international book club platforms.
The
Man on the Middle Floor is currently available on
Amazon and in all major bookshops and available on Amazon.
Visit www.elizabethsmoore.com for more
information and to find out the latest events.
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