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Michele Brenton

Michele Brenton

About

I'm known on the internet as banana_the_poet aka Michele Brenton. 


I was born in Swansea, Wales and lived for 3 years on the Greek island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea.

I prefer to write short snappy pieces whether serious or quirky.

My main influences have been Hilaire Belloc, Spike Milligan, Ronnie Barker and Shakespeare.  I have tried hard not to be influenced by Dylan Thomas as we already have far too much in common for it not to be a bit Twilight Zone-ish...

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

Story Behind The Book

As banana the poet, Michele Brenton has been publishing her funny/silly poetry online for a number of years.<br /><div>More recently she was persuaded to allow her more 'serious' poems into the light and to her surprise they were kindly received.</div><br /><div>The 7 book Alternative Poetry Books series is being produced after a number of requests for hard copy collections.  The Yellow edition is the first paperback of the seven and is now available to buy on Amazon.com. It got to number 31 on the UK Amazon Poetry Bestseller's List in December! </div><br /><div>This 'Lite' edition is a short e-book - the full paperback version contains 82 pages and retails at £4.99/$7.99 or your currency equivalent. Kindle and Nook compatible download versions can be found on the publisher's website www.EndaxiPress.com </div>

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<p style="margin:0px;font:12px Verdana;color:#535353;">Posted November 1, 2009, 12:45 PM EST: I stumbled upon Banana the Poet, aka Michele Brenton, on the Writers Digest website. I've been following her on Twitter ever since and I read the sample poetry before purchasing this book as well. I really like the mixture of serious and funny poems that are included in this collection. &quot;Cut Glass Floor&quot;, one of the serious poems, is raw emotion...it evokes the pain of a lover's broken promise that everyone has felt at one point or another in life. &quot;While Sincere Apologies to my Teacher&quot; is funny and sweet, even in its brevity, which is refreshing because Michele uses only enough words - the right words - in creating her prose. I am purchasing this book as gifts for several friends, and a copy for myself! <span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lyn South. Customer review on Barnes &amp; Noble</strong> - <span style="color:#000000;font-size:13px;font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/yeaycq4" title="http://preview.tinyurl.com/yeaycq4">http://preview.tinyurl.com/yeaycq4</a></span></span></p>