Anna Keeye (Paperback)

John Emmaus

ISBN 10: 1986614956 / ISBN 13: 9781986614955

Edité par Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Paperback. Librarian Anna Keeye has a son-in-law writing a sci-fi yarn about Mars, entitled "May Contain Nuts". He presents a rather different Mars from what NASA and our astronomers lead us to believe. On holiday in Dorset, in Thomas Hardy country, Anna and family have an intrusive phone caller to combat, with the aid of a scatty inventor. Anna's vicar husband Donkey, following a physical accident and a mental breakdown, has retreated into a Noah's Ark type commune in Surrey. She is trying to extract him. Meanwhile in Dorset, another vicar, Lancelot, besotted by Anna from college library days, and one of Don's best friends, is experiencing considerable confusion and temptation when she goes to him for help.But it is the zoo-like commune, led by ex-Hollywood film star Timon Tyde, around which the solutions revolve. It is only the fictitious emigrants to Mars who don't come out of things so well. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781986614955

Synopsis :

Librarian Anna Keeye has a son-in-law writing a sci-fi yarn about Mars, entitled “May Contain Nuts”. He presents a rather different Mars from what NASA and our astronomers lead us to believe. On holiday in Dorset, in Thomas Hardy country, Anna and family have an intrusive phone caller to combat, with the aid of a scatty inventor. Anna’s vicar husband Donkey, following a physical accident and a mental breakdown, has retreated into a Noah’s Ark type commune in Surrey. She is trying to extract him. Meanwhile in Dorset, another vicar, Lancelot, besotted by Anna from college library days, and one of Don’s best friends, is experiencing considerable confusion and temptation when she goes to him for help.But it is the zoo-like commune, led by ex-Hollywood film star Timon Tyde, around which the solutions revolve. It is only the fictitious emigrants to Mars who don’t come out of things so well.

À propos de l'auteur: John Emmaus is the pen-name of an Anglican church priest, born in the south of England, and who has ministered in England, Thailand and Guernsey. His hobby is model railways. He and his wife had over thirty years as foster carers. They have since travelled extensively. Anna Keeye is his fourth novel. It and the Shripney trilogy (The Stand Back Train, Flying With Emma, No Secrets Are Hid) draw upon his own life and experiences.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Anna Keeye (Paperback)
Éditeur : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition : 2018
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new