Some Books Aren’t For Reading
by Howard Marc Chesley
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Pub Date 29 Mar 2019 | Archive Date 29 Mar 2019
John Hunt Publishing Ltd | Roundfire Books
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Description
Martin Fourchette is on a mission to retrieve his priceless, first-edition copy of The Old Man and the Sea, inscribed on the flyleaf by Papa Hemingway himself. He unearthed it at the bottom of a bin of castoffs at a thrift store in Anaheim, and then Helmet-Head, Martin’s moped-driving book-scout competitor and nemesis, filched it. How, after an auspicious start at Hotchkiss and Yale, then a great job in advertising and a loving young family did Martin manage to lose it all and fall so far from grace? That is something that he can’t help but contemplate while crusading through the dark recesses of Los Angeles as he struggles to retrieve his treasured book from a dishevelled, moped-driving Moriarty.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
'Storytelling like T.C. Boyle, characters worthy of Robert Stone. Howard Marc Chesley creates compelling drama from everyday events, turning the life of an internet bookseller into a thriller. I couldn't stop reading.' David Webb Peoples, Writer of Blade Runner
A rollicking tale by Howard Chesley, about a book scout who loses his prize signed copy of "The Old Man and the Sea" and goes on an Ahab-like journey to get it back, burrowing deep into the bookseller subculture of L.A. like a spelunker into a dark cave. A great first novel by a skilful storyteller supreme!
Lucian Truscott IV, Salon Magazine
Marketing Plan
Takes the reader on a grand tour of the dark underbelly of Los Angeles, following the concealed lives of book scouts. Sharp-edged, often heart-breaking, this is the story of a man who, due to a series of missteps has lost family, respect and a livelihood, and is seeking redemption.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781785358784 |
| PRICE | £11.99 (GBP) |
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