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Edward Johns

Edward Johns

About

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Englandis the birth place of new writer Edward Johns, currently working as part of theflight crew with an Airline based in Northern Ireland.

Having long-held ambitions to become a writer, for manyyears Mr. Johns was unable to come up with the right type of ideas for hisnovels, but in 2006 inspiration finally came to him and he began writing whatwas intended to be the first book of a Trilogy entitled “Race for FlugalFarm”.   It was a story based around theEquestrian scene and, whilst writing this, for some obscure reason the idea foranother novel came into his head and so he transferred his attentions to whathas now become his debut novel “Murdo”. His writing favours the pre to earlyteen market and, set against a backdrop of kidnapping, this first publicationcentres around the heart-warming bond formed between a young girl and a ratheramazing dog.

 

 

I addition to his passion for writing the Author tells usthat he likes nothing more than to spend his spare time outdoors on the GolfCourse.  He takes a keen interest in avariety of other sports, and in addition enjoys travelling (as indicated by hischoice of career), together with live theatre, movies and cuisine.

Having now had his first book published the Author has currentlyreverted back to his original manuscript, and we look forward to seeing thefirst of his Trilogy come out in the not too distant future.

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Murdo was written for my 12 year-old daughter who is an avid dog lover. She asked me to write an adventure story where the dog is the hero.

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I have never finished reading a book from start to finish in my life as I always found reading books boring for me ...... But I could not for the life of me put this book down. Murdo is the best book I've ever read so far and I look forward to reading more books by Edward Johns!</span></div> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"> </div> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"> <div class="a-profile-avatar-wrapper" style="padding-right:9px;width:43px;"> <div class="a-profile-avatar" style="height:34px;width:34px;"><a class="a-profile" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AGR2R2AFOPNNGZX3BKHD5VCOFJIA/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_gw_tr?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><img src="https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amazon-avatars/default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-bottom-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:2px;border-right-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:2px;border-top-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;vertical-align:top;width:34px;" alt="default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="a-profile-content" style="vertical-align:middle;"><a class="a-profile" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AGR2R2AFOPNNGZX3BKHD5VCOFJIA/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_gw_tr?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><span class="a-profile-name" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:13px;line-height:19px;">Deborah S. 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Then she's at home with her baby sitter, Lucy when four men break into the house and kidnap the eight - year - old girl. They hide Jessica in and old shack off the beaten path, then contact her wealthy father for ransom money. In no time at all, she outwits her dimwitted kidnappers and escapes.<br /><br /> Enter a street - wise stray dog that Jessica names Murdo. Murdo immediately senses that the young girl needs his help. He not only finds her food on their journey to Jessica's house, but he also finds her places to sleep! Murdo and Jessica have a bond so strong that they learn to communicate with each other. However, Jessica and Murdo's delight in being able to communicate is short lived. They eventually forget to look out for the searching kidnappers who want their meal - ticket back. Jessica soon gets re - kidnapped! Can Murdo rescue Jessica and get her home?<br /><br /> I recommend Murdo by Edward Johns for all children and their parents. This is a delightful tale of friendship and loyalty. Mr. Johns has masterfully painted a wonderful story with his words. You can actually see Jessica, the clutzy kidnappers and Murdo himself!<br /><br /> If you are interested in learning more about Edward Johns and Murdo please visit his website at [....]</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>