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The Father
In a world where father-daughter bonds are often fraught with complexity, this tale explores the transformative journey of a father who emerges from failure to become a beacon of strength. With his indomitable will, he confronts the insurmountable to shield his daughter from the oppressive chains of injustice. Amidst a backdrop of a disputed election and ensuing turmoil, their story is a testament to the power of love and the belief that against all odds, anything can be achieved.
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The Fat Club
Simon Rodgers runs his own chauffeur business and after flying back from a well-earned break to St Lucia with his wife, Summer, their lives are turned upside down when he signs up to a sports supplement company called The Fat Club.
All is not what it seems.
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The Egyptian Series: Green Treasure
Are there emeralds still to be found at Sikait in the Mountains of the Eastern, Red Desert of Egypt bordering the Red Sea?
Donald Phipps, archaeologist, is fairly confident there must be some good stones left there although, since the time of Cleopatra two thousand years ago, nobody has really bothered to search for them. His ‘patron’, Solomon Hunter III, is arriving from New York, to see the stones. Where is Donald? He has vanished.
Donald’s rogue brother, Alistair, comes to Egypt hoping to cash in on Don’s fortune. He steals the stones that have already been found, bolts and is found dead. His brother tries to report him dead, but gets locked up himself. For 6 weeks nobody knows where he is; is he dead or what?
Don’s daughter and nephew travel to Egypt searching for him. Nobody knows anything.
This story ranges from the Red Sea, East of the Nile, to the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings.
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The Dambe Fighter
Jabbo Okeleke becomes a successful Dambe fighter in his own right while making himself a cut above other boxers. This is also a riveting story that provides a contemporary portrait of a Nigerian fighter, who knows what he wants in life: to become an undisputed boxing champion.
As Jabbo Okeleke endeavours to achieve his goals in boxing, in all his glory, he has nothing to lose or hide, as he is confronted with ugly African myths, half-truths, and a slew of talented Dambe boxers.
This off-beat novel is all about boxing grit, resilience, and determination — that is, when it comes to Dambe boxing, while deepening our understanding of Jabbo Okeleke’s tireless boxing journey.
Finally, Jabbo Okeleke, with his personal challenges and experiences, takes on humankind, in general, as a fledgling Dambe fighter, as his opponents feel the great, tangible power of his dextrous hands and fists.
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The Birth and Birth of Charley Johnson
“You disgust me!” his mother muttered and stormed out of the room. Terrible arguments raged in the Johnson household. Charley’s parents were determined he should become a doctor, but Charley wouldn’t have any of it. Born with optimism and dogged determination, Charley Johnson was very much his own person about to embark on his very own journey through life. A journey with twists and turns, trials and tribulations, and many challenges to navigate en route. Charley’s natural acumen for business brings new and lasting relationships. But as we find out, not all of these are just about work.
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The Ballad of Amy Hill
“Amy Hill, sounds more like a place doesn’t it, than a person’s name.”
“Hah, yeah! What will I put in for your address?”
“I don’t have one.”
“Where do you get your mail?”
“I don’t get mail.”
Homeless and living on the streets of Fremantle, Amy has no purpose in life. Until, by strange circumstances, she becomes the custodian of a boisterous Dalmatian, Domino. Just as she is learning to cope with a dog, Gerald, a former nodding acquaintance and now recently released from the psychiatric institution of Edgewater, enters to further complicate her life.
In an attempt to help Gerald with his artistic endeavours – he having taken a short course in sketching and painting at Edgewater – Amy finds herself gaining unexpected and unwanted attention as an artist herself.
This is the story of the ups and downs in the life of Amy Hill. The Ballad, in fact, of Amy Hill.
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Teardrop
Tragedy strikes a young married couple living in Bradford West Yorkshire in the late 1940s. Timmothy Dove’s wife dies after prematurely giving birth to a set of triplets, two sons and a daughter. Timmothy struggles to bring up his new family on his own, he finally realises that he can no longer give them the love, attention and sustenance that they require, therefore he has no option but to put his three children into the care of the local authority.
Two of the children are soon adopted, the other one Sidney unbeknown to him was named after his late grandfather just seems to be the odd one out, he is in and out of different fostering family homes and regularly returns back into the care of the local authority because of his disruptive behaviour. None of the children were to be informed of the tragic circumstances in which both their parents died, and it was agreed by the authority’s that the children’s new parents would also be given no background details of their past life.
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Tato and the Retired Timekeeper
From an isolated childhood in the idyllic NSW Blue Mountains of the 1930s/40s to the bright lights of Sydney, Tato’s remarkable journey unfolds. It is highlighted by the special relationship with his father, Edwin, whose mysterious and sudden disappearance has a profound, disturbing and haunting effect on Tato – leading him to seek salvation in lively Sydney of the 1950s/60s.
But life isn’t that simple.
It is a tale of surprising twists and turns, peopled by an extraordinary array of colourful personalities. Threaded throughout are significant social and political events – both in Australia and internationally – which contributed to the changing character and ‘coming of age’ of post-war Australia.
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Taming the Lion Within
Ebony has led a sheltered life and decides to embark on a self-discovery holiday to broaden her horizons.
While she gains life experience and confidence, she discovers so much more about herself, her family and her true identity.
The adventure of a lifetime turns into so much more. How Ebony deals with the shocks that come her way will really test her closest relationships. Will they survive?
How will Ebony be true to herself? Will she admit to know what she has always felt in her heart and known to be true?
Sometimes where you start is also where you end up. It may just take time and places to realise what was always there was how it was always meant to be.
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Survivor's Eyes
With mankind on the edge of extinction, can our humanity survive? Or is civilisation just a thin, fragile veneer, masking our animal nature?
In the ruins of our society, a lonely, bitter man ekes out an existence, shying away from all human contact. He struggles with starvation and ever-present mortal danger. However, his greatest battle is to try and retain some vestige of the civilised man he once was, even if that means living alone.
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Surreal Journey
The world of pubs and clubs has grown wearisome for one of Earth’s solo travellers. Inspired by pop culture and the ideals of his fading youth, he undertakes a trip across the Atlantic to find what he hopes will be somewhere to belong. Where has he really ended up? Can he save himself from disillusionment on an altogether surreal journey?
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Stroika with a London View
A clumsy wannabe rock star from an obscure Eastern European country decides to sort out his dire financial situation by taking up carpentry in the Land of Milk and Honey, aka the UK. London might be his love at first sight, yet a love unrequited. No money + no business visa + no English + no job skills = no job. Food comes from rubbish bins, rent money from busking. Things are rough. When his first carpentry assignment comes, it is to hide a corpse in concrete, and it only gets rougher from here…
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