Peter Jessop

Peter Jessop

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A freelance writer, based in Melbourne, Australiawhere he was born and raised, Peter Jessop commenced his career at St. MartinsTheatre, before proceeding to work in the production field of mini TV seriesand feature Films, and finally progressing to screenplay writing.

 

His passion for creativity stems from a young age and ledhim to writing his first novel “A God Named Joe” published in the UK in 2006.   “The Gods of War” is his second novel whichcame from an idea planted in his head years ago by an old war veteran, andwhich wouldn’t go away until he had finally put it to paper.  It revolves around a wounded soldiersuffering amnesia who is haunted by disjointed memories of ancient and futurewars in which he took part, and which causes him to fear for his sanity.

 

Superbly compiled and written, as one would expect from suchan experienced and talented writer, this tale not only feeds the imagination,but gives much food for thought as well as having extremely high entertainmentvalue.  Despite its concentration on thesubject of War it is so vividly colourful and grippingly arousing that it is ofappeal to both the male and female reader.

 

This is a wonderful book produced from the pen of asplendidly creative writer of whom we hope to see much, much more in thefuture.

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>

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