Andrew and his girlfriend Jess are making a life for themselves in London, but it’s a bit of a grind, and now their relationship is beginning to suffer. Andrew’s best friend Jaryd on the other hand is living every young man’s dream – a beautiful apartment in Paris, a happy relationship with the lovely Liv, and a business venture gone global. When the two couples head off on a summer road trip around Italy, relationships are tested by temptation, drugs and an accident that will come to define them. As the four of them seek reconciliation their love for one another is challenged, setting in place a series of events that will force closely guarded secrets out into the open. Because All Fades explores the precariousness of happiness and the tragic consequences facing men unwilling to talk about their emotions. An extraordinary novel written by an exciting new voice in New Zealand fiction.