A WARM AND FUNNY NEW BOOK FOR TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS - AND THEIR PARENTS
I'm delighted that my
new book, CABBAGE BOY, was published today and is available on Amazon
in paperback or on Kindle.
I don't usually believe
in coincidences but it just so happens that I was writing the final
chapter on the day that a new form of manure was introduced into
the 80 acre field behind my house - and probably elsewhere in
my home town, which also happens to be the setting for my book.
Without giving the plot
away, manure plays an important role in the story of
teenage Nick, a worrier, with more than a dash of OCD. Almost
sixteen, he longs to be taller, braver, more athletic, more popular
with the girls, more one of the guys. He also suspects that he's the
only one in the class who's still a virgin.
Life brightens when he
finds a girlfriend and falls in love with her. They've been together
for four weeks and he's kissed her eighteen times, according to his
notebook.
But when Nick meets a
strange and scary mutant and is forced to protect and hide him, his
life becomes unbearable. Who can he turn to for help?
Mum and Dad are busy
line dancing, big sister Becca has lost interest and his girlfriend
Chloe has moved on to a handsome six-footer who's captain of the
school football team. As for friends, Nick doesn't 'do' friends. Or
rather, they don't do him.
Full of humour, warmth
and tragedy, CABBAGE BOY can be enjoyed by both sexes.
By the way, I'm
planning to send a copy to our local Borough Council's Environmental
Protection Department!
