Tuesday, April 16, 2013

A Single Petal...

Murder, mystery and passionate love in ancient China...

 'With minute attention to historical detail, this beautifully written novel is at once a murder mystery, a story of passionate love and a political thriller, winner of the Local Legend Spiritual Writing Competition. It is a true page-turner that builds to a terrifying and tragic climax. Teacher Feng, a middle-aged and humble widower, lives quietly in Tang Dynasty China, caring for his beloved daughter Feier. But life changes dramatically when his best friend is murdered and local girls are kidnapped. Feng sets out on an arduous journey of discovery, little suspecting that he is involving himself with powerful forces that threaten the very Empire itself.'

The following review by Alastair Mabbott appeared in The Herald,one of Scotland's two leading dailies: 

'This is the first novel by Roxburghshire-based author, Oliver Eade to be aimed at adults, and it won Publisher Local Legend's Spiritual Writing Competition, a fact which will trigger many preconceptions. But A Single Petal is much more than the recycling of bland New Age cliches - which is probably exactly why Local Legend selected it as the winner. Set in Tang Dynasty China, it tells of middle-aged widower, Feng, who has been looking after his young daughter since his wife's death. For his time he's a liberal, progressive kind of man. Then his best friend is murdered and girls start getting kidnapped. In an attempt to get to the bottom of both mysteries, Feng sets out on a journey but finds a conspiracy that reaches further than he could ever have imagined. Carefully researched, well-plotted, and more full-blooded than you might expect, A Single Petal's spiritual dimension is solidly grounded in traditional narrative rules.'

 

Recommended read...

 

Thank you to all who have posted nice reviews on Amazon: 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Single-Petal-Politics-Passionate-Ancient/dp/19072034

and Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16256843-a-single-petal

Now entered for The People's Book Prize, so anyone who has read the book may vote online at:

http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=863

Over and out... Oliver Eade

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