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What next?

Writer's picture: Stephen JaquesStephen Jaques

Updated: Nov 26, 2024


I'm not too sure if working on three new books at the same time is a good idea or not? A little bit like with Bonkas, it just happened.


If I'm totally honest, one of the books in the pipeline has been stuck there for a few years. I will complete it, one day, perhaps. It's proving a bit difficult. I know what I want to write but nailing it down is a bit tricky. It's most likely to be the last of the three books I complete. Who knows?


To give an overview, it's goes something like this......


IMPOSSIBLE MATHS.


1980

Nathan leaves home with £1.00.


He enters Mrs Rawlings sweet shop and buys six chocolate bars costing £0.15p each. His total spend is £0.90p. He puts the £0.10p change in his pocket and heads to school.


Nathan sells all the chocolate bars for £0.10p each. His sales are £0.60p. He adds this to his £0.10p change and returns home with a total of £0.70p.


One would think that a business strategy that lost £0.30p per day would be destined for disaster. But for Nathan, it was the model he would use to become one of the worlds richest men.


To find out how? - You'll have to wait a while. But it'll be worth it. I hope.


 

The book to be published next will be -


WILMORE CLOSE


I'm having so much fun writing this. After a challenging day at work, I actually look forward to getting back to WILMORE CLOSE.



78 year-old Edith Summer is on a mission, and if there’s one thing George always said about Edith, it’s that when she sets her mind to something, heaven help anyone who gets in her way.


With the clock ticking, can Edith breech the prison walls and bring the government down!


With the help of her dear friend Bert, and the other residents of WILMORE CLOSE, she'll give it a bloody good go.


WILMORE CLOSE is a great British Yarn. Yet strikes right at the heart of Government policy outcomes.


If you'd like to get a feel of WILMORE CLOSE, here's a bite size bit to a snack on -



 

THE BARN DOOR STAYED CLOSED


'The Barn Door Stayed Closed' chronicles a pivotal year in British farming life through the pure, unflinching perspective of ten-year-old Alex Matthews.


Divided into four seasonal sections, the novel captures the changing rhythms of a traditional family farm as seen through a child's eyes, even as adult concerns cast lengthening shadows over Alex's world.


Drawing inspiration from Roddy Doyle's 'Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha', the novel aims to achieve that same remarkable balance of innocence and insight through its child narrator. The goal is to create an authentic voice that allows readers to experience the profound changes in rural Britain through Alex's immediate, sensory-rich observations - making complex adult themes accessible through the simple, honest clarity of a child's understanding.


If this book can get within a hundred acres of Doyle's masterpiece, it will produce a remarkable harvest indeed.

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