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Fanfare Please!!!

Stand back and gasp in amazement. It’s finally arrived!!!

My brand new novel – VOLE!

Eight months in the making and what an almighty slog it’s been. I can’t remember such a time when I’ve been so beset with ailments and stressful situations and yet through it all I’ve plodded stoically along working on this fabulous little novel. And now I can breathe a colossal sigh of relief with the announcement that the damn thing is finally published.

You see, despite all the personal challenges of the last eight months I’ve struggled with Vole because I’ve felt totally out of my depth with the subject matter. I’ve had to research so much more than usual and if anyone ever takes a look at my Google search history they’ll wonder what on Earth I’ve been doing all this time and might even start asking questions as to my own personal moral code.

I’ll talk a bit about the central character though and that may help you understand.

The main protagonist, if he can indeed be called one, is Vole himself. And in a word he is a ‘pervert.’ Not a very likeable character at all but, he does redeem himself in the story so you may grow to like him. Hey! Even roses grow on manure.

Vole is a loner, an outcast, a pariah even, with nary a friend in this world, and his “unusual” habits in Meltry Park have caused him to become something of a local notoriety in the town of Ingleby. But even outcasts can have their time to shine, and when Vole gets his moment he finds his insular little world turned base over apex in a fight between good and evil with him in the middle.

I won’t go into too much detail as you’ll want to find that out yourself when you read the book.

Just be reassured, that despite my own battles with writing it, it is a thumping good read and I think it’s quite a clever one as well. Even if I do say so myself.

I mean, what’s not to like about a comedic story of a perv, a vicar, a therapist and a nasty Tory councillor. Oops, I’ve said too much.

As with all my novels, Vole is available on Amazon either as a Kindle download for £2.99 or a paperback for £8.99 and, can I just ask you this question? Where are you going to find a bargain like that? Some people spent more than that last week on a Valentines card with about twenty five words in the form of some schmaltzy poem in it that will end up in the recycling when they break up with the person they sent it to.

Actually, I am a bit of an old romantic at heart but you know what I mean.

Vole is value for money, me thinks, at 74,000 words. And every one of them in exactly the right place.

I’ll sign off here but will leave you with a pic of the book cover so you can find it easily on said Amazon or if you prefer here’s a link to my website where you’ll find all of my books in one easy to find place.

Enjoy the book and don’t forget to leave me that all important review.

Cheers!