Swirled All the Way to the Shrub by Rick Wilson

Swirled All the Way to the Shrub by Rick Wilson

The Roaring Twenties were bellowing along-until they weren't. In a splintered bar in Boston, Pinky deVroom, newspaperman, amateur cynic and would-be-novelist, clutches his sour Prohibition brandy and watches his world get sucked down into the vortex. Hope comes in the form of an astute, comely literary agent named Elfred. But hope can be its own form of hell. Watch game Pinky twist, squirm and waffle while the world wobbles. Literature has never had a hero named Pinky-but despite literature's measured qualms, this is its greatest chance.The Depression and Prohibition's consequences are fundamental to the work, as are the appearances of some real-life figures such as Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare & Company and Alice Hamilton, the pioneering scientist. The effects of lead poisoning, the unfettered joys of the banana messenger and the glories of Telechron clocks also have their time in the sun. As do rigorous bartending practices and the perils of owning a hat. But all those tributaries of the story return to Pinky: Through continued tests and failures, through the comradeship of good friends, through his own lacerations and partial healings, will he find fulfillment? Will those friends, a mysterious secret society, and the judicious prodding of the remarkable Doctor Alice Hamilton help him get the girl, the book deal, or at least hang on to his job? Or his hat?

McDermott, Pj: - PJ McDermott was born in Scotland in the town of Paisley, near Glasgow. As a boy he would plunk school and head to the local library to read any Science Fiction books he could lay his hands on. His favorite authors were Asimov, Herbert, Niven, Moorcock, and Le Guin. Probably the book he most enjoyed, though, was Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. It was the grandest of adventures, exotic locations and magical characters that drew me in. Seriously, I read it at least six times! These days, when he has time to relax (which isn't often, ) he enjoys the fantasy novels of Robin Hobb, George Martin and the modern SF writers, Vaughn Heppner, and Alex Weir. The author has published the 4-book science fiction adventure series Prosperine which includes The Alien Corps, Rise of the Erlachi, The Scarf, and Fractured Prophecy. All are available as e-books or in print, and The Alien Corps and Rise of the Erlachi are also available as audiobooks. The acclaimed semi-biographical, coming of age novel, Small Fish Big Fish, was PJ's first novel, and has recently been rereleased as Caught in the Long Grass. The author now lives in Australia with his wife, Sue, two daughters and grandchildren, Mia, Ryder Patrick, and Ethan. You can visit him at his website: www.pj-mcdermott.com

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ISBN 13	9780991301706
ISBN 10	0991301706
Title	Swirled All the Way to the Shrub
Author	Rick Wilson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gack&bacon Publishing Ltd.
Year published	2018-12-14
Number of pages	426
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