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Julian is aworkaholic-romantic who returns to school to take a course which examines the nuances of climate change, aka global warming. What hedoesn't expect, on his very first day, is to fall for the stunningly beautiful Allison,a twenty-year-old student in his class.
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As a delicate relationshipslowly develops between the two, and Julian believes that he is falling inlove, his hopes are suddenly and cruelly dashed with the revelation thatAllison is engaged and soon to be married.
But Julian isn't the kind of guy who gives up without a fight and he sets out to seduce Allison, risking all,including his job, to impress her and win her for himself. During a final exam, dressed as a dictator, he reads a treaty on the social economics of climate change, threaded with stanzas from a divine poem written centuries ago by Sappho.
Allison is certainly impressed by his courtship and his tenacity. But even with Julian's cynical friend by his side, helping him every step of the way, will it be enough to persuade her to change her mind about getting married?And even if she does, is Julian the right man for her.
Review
"A flash fiction writer turns to poetry and speaks of biting love seen in a cosmic light." -Washington Independent Review of Books
"Antonio Hopson spins gentle legends and quiet love stories. From biker goddesses to mythical tricksters, from feuding winds to debauched taverns, revealing the author's romantic enchantment with the world around him, even when it's at its grittiest." -Dru Pagliassotti, Editor in Chief, The Harrow
Yar sailors and readers. This book is for you. Why? Because yer’ tired of the usual slop they been serving you on them spy machines that talk you into buying fiction that tastes like potatoes without any salt. This book’s got plenty o’ salt. It’s got hot-buttered rum stirred in and some poetry, too. It’s got bad ass women, and First Nation folks, who hunt whale, and sail a ship better than any scalawag who bought a boat because he thought it would get him a few dames...er, ladies of the sea. So buy this book TODAY! These indie writers need you to step up so they can keep writing tales that make the establishment clutch their pearls!
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Sail with the most nefarious crew in the fleet.
"AJ Hopson turns to poetry and speaks of biting love seen in a cosmic light."
--Washington Independent Review of Books
"An original story and a profound reflection upon life's meaning." Nefarious revolves around the world of racing boats, specifically it spans the time of one race, lasting a week. It is a full immersion into an environment drenched in alcohol, sex and rough behaviour.
--Le Paragraphe Exquis
"An original story and a profound reflection upon life's meaning." Nefarious is a rather complex novel. It revolves around the world of racing boats, specifically it spans the time of one race, lasting a week. It is a full immersion into an environment drenched in alcohol, sex and rough behavior.
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Nonetheless, within the kaleidoscope of characters pictured by the author, there is also space for love, poetry and a reflection upon the significance of life.
I am not passionate about boats, so at the beginning I found it a bit difficult to dive into the narration, also because I have very little to share with many of the people populating the story. However, my perseverance paid off. This book has many layers and many stories interweaving. Three characters, in particular, are truly captivating: the two tacticians, Ortun and Kevin Jonson and, of course, the devil. Kevin Jonson represents mystery, what is ancestral, immutable and powerful, regardless of all the transient and trivial everyday situations. Ortun represents poetry, music, grace. He is the depth of the ocean and the lightness of a feather. While the devil needs living beings beside him, to fill his eternal hollowness, Kevin Jonson and Ortun are whole, they are one with all the existent, therefore they stand above the circumstances in which they choose to act. And the devil, well the devil is a masterpiece. The author makes a truly original portrait of this figure. He features as himself, relating to the people around him in the most natural way. There is nothing threatening surrounding him; of course, some prefer to keep him at a distance, avoid his ambiguity. Nonetheless, I would say that more than cunning he displays a sort of cynical sense of humour which is rather enjoyable, especially when it is considered in the light of his inner speculations, about his own nature and the nature of his dealings with living beings. T
"AJ Hopson turns to poetry and speaks of biting love seen in a cosmic light."
--Washington Independent Review of Books
"An original story and a profound reflection upon life's meaning." Nefarious revolves around the world of racing boats, specifically it spans the time of one race, lasting a week. It is a full immersion into an environment drenched in alcohol, sex and rough behaviour.
--Le Paragraphe Exquis
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