Jeremy Thomas grew up in Buckinghamshire and was educated at Downside. Now a full-time writer, his many and varied jobs have included hospital theatre technician, copywriter, cheese waiter, record plugger and indie label boss. Thomas’s book You Don't Have To Be Famous To Have Manic Depression, co-written with Dr Tony Hughes, is to be published on 28th September by Michael Joseph, coinciding with the BBC2 series on manic depression which he has co-produced with Stephen Fry. He lives in London and the Greek island of Patmos with his wife, Jane. Taking Leave is his first novel.