made the proofing of this book for DPCanada and it will be published by Faded Page, When Spenser Scarsdale, journalist, age, returns from the Great War, he finds the world a changed place sensationalism has taken the place of sentiment and sobriety, class and manners have given way to vulgar "meism" and cheap thrills.
Scarsdale, a Victorian at heart, can no longer place his finger on the pulse of humanity, and as a consequence his writing becomes unsalable,
We follow Scarsdale from disillusionment to depression to despair until we worry for his very life, But at the very "gates of hell" there is a glimmer of hope, and the love and understanding of one good woman who believes in him, . .
Scarsdale is the AntiAlpha male, He's shy, self deprecating, unassuming, and gentle, Some readers won't like him, They'll label him "weak", a "pushover", "naiive", "lacking in virility" etc, But honestly, I found him a refreshing and realistic change of pace, And yes, while there were times especially in the first half where I wanted to shout, " Noooo! You big, galloping nimwit, don't do it!", I have to say by the second half I was gripping the arm chair and rooting for him with tears in my eyes.
I wanted so badly for him to succeed and if/ when he did, I didn't want him to change one bit,
Lovely story and semi autobiographical,
Recommended for lover's of cozy, realistic fiction,
CONTENT: G
SEX: None
PROFANITY: D's
VIOLENCE: None George Warwick DeepingMayAprilwas a prolific English novelist and short story writer, whose most famous novel was Sorrell and Son.
Born in Southend on Sea, Essex, into a family of doctors, he was educated at Merchant Taylors School, He proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge to study medicine and science, and then to Middlesex Hospital to finish his medical training,During the First World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Deeping later gave up his job as a doctor to become a full time writer, His early work is dominated by historical romances, His later novels can be seen as attempts at keeping alive the spirit of the Edwardian age, He was one of the best selling authors of thes ands, George Warwick DeepingMayAprilwas a prolific English novelist and short story writer, whose most famous novel was Sorrell and Son.
Born in Southend on Sea, Essex, into a family of doctors, he was educated
at Merchant Taylors' School, He proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge to study medicine and science, and then to Middlesex Hospital to finish his medical training,During the First World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Deeping later gave up his job as a doctor to become a full time writer, His early work is dominated by historical romances, His later novels can be seen as attempts at keeping alive the spirit of the Edwardian age, He was one of the best selling authors of thes ands, with seven of his novels making the best seller list,George Orwell was a strong critic of Deeping's, criticising his melodramatic plots, Deeping also published fiction in several US magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post and Adventure,He married Phyllis Maude Merrill and lived up to his death in Eastlands on Brooklands Road in Weybridge, Surrey, sitelink.
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