The Spirit of the Age edition by David Melville Edwards Literature Fiction eBooks
Download As PDF : The Spirit of the Age edition by David Melville Edwards Literature Fiction eBooks 
Town meets Country. But are they ready for each other?
Married off and exiled, young Muslim townie Skandi Khan starts a new life in rural Dorset. Her neighbors - hapless James, charmless Roger, prickly Stephanie, and soul-eating sea-demon Sireen - are friendly, and Skandi takes to the police force as if born to it. If she can just sort out her marriage.
But after a local gangmaster turns up dead, events take increasingly shocking turns. Among the cast of thousands there are posh people... a lot of them. And possibly witches.
In the midst of murder, mayhem and marriages, can anyone win through to happily ever after?
Praise from readers
★★★★★ - "One of the most unique novels I've read in years. Hugely imaginative, very entertaining, and has plenty of humor to boot."
★★★★★ - A beautifully crafted tale that forces the reader to face the stark realities of country life in modern Britain one minute, then suspend belief in reality the next. Thoroughly enjoyable reading."
The Spirit of the Age edition by David Melville Edwards Literature Fiction eBooks
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE is one of the most unique novels I've read in years. It really took me by surprise. It is hugely imaginative, very entertaining, and has plenty of humor to boot.An eclectic group of characters gather in the small English town of Dorset. The story winds through the happenings of this village and its people; its city politics, its intercultural relations, and the author has added some mysticism and love. Yes, in many ways it’s true to life, but also a fantasy. The descriptions of the town and terrain are vivid enough to take you there. The constantly evolving interactions between the town’s people never stops. Most appreciative, when I thought I new where the story was leading, it threw me a curve. It's one of those novels that, once you're into it, you never want it to end.
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE is a delightful read. Find a nice chair, sit back, and be ready for a wild and amusing ride.
Product details
|
Tags : The Spirit of the Age - Kindle edition by David Melville Edwards. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Spirit of the Age.,ebook,David Melville Edwards,The Spirit of the Age,Creativia,Fiction Fantasy Contemporary,Fiction Literary
People also read other books :
- Born In The World Of Christopher JamesJustice Siders Tyler Reyes Sean Moore Casey Aubert Books
- The Lesson Book eBook Tim Miller
- Left With The Dead A "Gathering Dead" Novella eBook Stephen Knight
- Alien Blues Elaki Book 1 edition by Lynn Hightower Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
- Flight of the Krilo eBook Sam Ferguson Jimmy Ling
The Spirit of the Age edition by David Melville Edwards Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This book is certainly unique. The descriptions of the village and its people are vivid and complex. While some parts of the novel are extremely detailed and lengthy, the mix of the supernatural and the mundane are unusual and intriguing. If you are interested in Islam and cricket and you enjoy satire you will love this book. It will be a long time before I forget Mabel Gutbucket!
I thought I could dive right in and tear through this book in a weekend, but I was outmaneuvered by its wildly creative author. Filled with vibrant, intricate descriptions that had me reading, then re-reading so I could immerse myself in the landscape, and a diverse, ingeniously developed group of characters that filled me with curiosity as well as confusion; the story transported me through time and place to a small village in Dorset, a place I’d love to visit at any invitation, though now, perhaps, more than usual.
The contrasting incidences and multifaceted relationships kept me intrigued even when I hadn’t a clue what was going on. Humorously recounted in a pace that made me want to settle back into a setae with a fine cuppa, this unique tale is definitely one for the bookshelf or TBRList. Spirit of the Age weaves a tapestry that will warm the heart.
I found this book to be one of the most entertaining pieces of fiction I've read in some time. This is not an easy one to pigeon-hole into a specific genre as there's mystery,, murder, a touch of fantasy and it proved a thorougly delightful read. It would appear that ll is not always quite it at first appears downin deepest, darkest Dorset, (though perhaps we all knew that already). Seriously though, this is an author who really knows his subject, both in his descriptions of the geography and the sights and sounds of Dorset, and in his knowledge of the Muslim religion, which he is either fully acquanited with already or has taken no little time to research Islamin order to portray it convincingly within the framework of this story as it applies to the young couple Majid and Skandi who marry and who run the local post office, as well Skandi being the local policewoman, The characters within these pages are quite cleverly constructed, from the stereotypical 'upper-class' twits of the university educated cricket playing Hooray Henry types to the strange, engimatic creature, Sireen who seems to appear as if by magic one night from within a thick sea mist, only to entrance the hapless James, who falls madly in love with this siren of the sea, with surprising results. Oh yes, and we mustn't forget Mabel Gutbucket! This is a beautifully crafted tale that forces the reader to face the stark realities of country life in modern Britainone minute, then suspend belief in reality the next as the strangest events occur in the presence of Sireen. Thoroughly enjoyable reading!
The story line jumps from one improbable happening to another while you ponder the strangeness of the human and nonhuman race. What is it about selkies that brings out the sexual writings of an author? This is the third author I’ve read using a selkie as one of the main characters, and, of course, like the others, sex is immediately introduced. Not that I’m against that. I just wonder why that is the trigger. The writing is excellent, the characters funny and well developed, but the long chapter on cricket left me limp and bored. Play by play of any sports game is boring in the extreme. Then the murder wasn’t exactly solved, nor was the fate of the stolen statue. The poking fun at certain modern day beliefs was amusing. You won’t be bored except for the one chapter. If you love cricket, you will like that chapter best of all
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE is one of the most unique novels I've read in years. It really took me by surprise. It is hugely imaginative, very entertaining, and has plenty of humor to boot.
An eclectic group of characters gather in the small English town of Dorset. The story winds through the happenings of this village and its people; its city politics, its intercultural relations, and the author has added some mysticism and love. Yes, in many ways it’s true to life, but also a fantasy. The descriptions of the town and terrain are vivid enough to take you there. The constantly evolving interactions between the town’s people never stops. Most appreciative, when I thought I new where the story was leading, it threw me a curve. It's one of those novels that, once you're into it, you never want it to end.
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE is a delightful read. Find a nice chair, sit back, and be ready for a wild and amusing ride.
0 Response to "[YJN]∎ [PDF] Free The Spirit of the Age edition by David Melville Edwards Literature Fiction eBooks"
Post a Comment