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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.

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></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>