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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...

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<p>A Serial Killer Plagues an Island Paradise<br /><br />Vigilante detective Emily Stone continues her covert pursuits to find serial killers and child abductors, all under the radar while shadowing police investigations.<br /><br />Emily searches for an abducted nine-year-old girl taken by ruthless and enterprising slave brokers. Following the clues from California to the garden island of Kauai, she begins to piece together the evidence and ventures deep into the jungle.<br /><br />It doesn’t take long before Emily is thrown into the middle of murder, mayhem, and conspiracy. Locals aren’t talking as a serial killer now stalks the island, taking women in a brutal frenzy of ancient superstitions and folklore. Local cops are unprepared for what lies ahead. In a race against the clock, Emily and her team must identify the killer before time runs out.</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>