Powder Monkey by Karen Sainsbury

Powder Monkey by Karen Sainsbury

Set in deepest Somerset, this is the story of Keith, our hero, his brothers Tam and Cameron, his Da who is a sheep farmer, his Ma who wants to flee to Albania, and Arthur, the dysfunctional postman. It's also the story of a dirty-minded milkman, and of Maria who is going out with Tam but who should be going out with Keith, and of Mrs Brownlow who has taken to mopping up the vomit outside The Griffin pub ever since Albert passed away. Keith knows he has to escape, that he can't keep sweeping up dead budgies from his neighbour's aviary (his only form of income). Scanning the night sky and drinking in The Griffin seem only to exacerbate the problem. But with no qualifications, no girlfriend and only his rusty old telescope and the nightly reports of the Mission To Mars probe on BBC2 to take him away from it all, Keith's options look limited.

Writing Magazine will be running a profile of Karen Sainsbury in their May issue and full page interviews with Karen were also published in the Somerset Guardian and Somerset Standard on 30th MayWe have fixed up an event on Thursday 27th June with Jeffrey Moore and John Biguenet, at the Mini Bar, Highbury Corner and Karen Sainsbury will also be taking part in the Frome Festival and signing copies of POWDER MONKEY at the Hunting Raven bookshop, Frome, on 13th July.Interviews set up so far include a half hour live interview on the John Turner Show (BBC Radio Bristol, 5th June). Karen had a very enjoyable launch party down in Somerset on 30th May and we sold a number of books. 'The juxtaposition of pathos, comedy adn sheep s**t produces some genuinely funny lines...This is a honest depiction of the pent-up adrenalin feel of being 18 and without sufficient outlet or direction for your energy.'The Times We've also had a review in the Independent on Sunday. There have also been some fantastic advance quotes: 'An uproariously tragic, brilliantly inventive book that shows just how weird ordinary life can be.' Richard Francis 'Powder Monkey isterrific - brilliantly observed, darkly funny but, above all, humane and compassionate in ways that make a world of unexpected sense. It is startling, fresh and quite remarkable.' Blanaid McKinney 'Powder Monkey is a smart and sinc

Karen Sainsbury is 30 and a graduate of the Bath Spa Creative Writing Course. This is her first novel.

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ISBN 13	9780297607656
ISBN 10	0297607650
Titre	Powder Monkey
Auteur	Karen Sainsbury
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Orion Publishing Co
Année de publication	2002-05-09
Nombre de pages	225
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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