Charlie Had His Chance (Charlie Tiptree Book 1) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Charlie Tiptree is young, wealthy and jealous of his creature comforts. So why on Earth does he take in Lance Savage, someone he last saw at school twelve years ago and now a distinctly unstable ex-soldier? Is Charlie’s altruism going to prove a blessing or a curse? One thing soon becomes apparent; Lance is a catalyst for sudden and dramatic change in Charlie’s idle existence. When Lance’s skills prove useful in helping a friend of Charlie’s evade justice the pair are asked to ‘keep an eye on’ the very poor, very beautiful but very unsympathetic Rowena Hepple. Is Charlie actually going to help, or end up making an enemy for life? An unsavoury disaster beckons. Even whilst embroiled in other dramas, is it possible that Charlie could ever stop kicking himself for his own idiocy, or being scared of Rowena? And, even more unlikely, could Rowena ever stop despising him – and, if so, how could this ever happen? And where does Lance, and everyone else for that matter, fit in? Now here’s the challenge for anyone who’s read this far. Charlie Had His Chance doesn’t sit readily in any category. It’s part buddy movie, it’s part adventure and it’s part romance. Aspects of the book are even funny in a dark kind of way. If you have a taste for the absurd and amoral, leavened with a little drama and sorrow, read it. If you’re looking for a specific genre then best not take up the challenge. Ellis Major would much prefer you have some idea of what you’re getting into and relish it rather than ending up disappointed. About the Author Ellis Major has written many books but this is the first to see the light of day. Ellis lives in London, is happily married and has always delighted in the faintly surreal and absurd - and hopes that others might learn to as well.