Another idea for Christmas! Owl

Philip, a local author and campaigner who fought to save the hospital and library, has published his final book. “Sadly, thousands of people end their working lives, frustrated and tired mentally and physically. Many will reflect on how different their careers might have been and ponder earlier incidents, major or trivial, in which they might have reacted differently. Some, lacking interests, will sink into a frustrating retirement. I wanted to explore this in my new book.

“Michael Johnson, retired and living in Torquay, has lost interest in virtually everything and suffers from boredom and a sense of futility. His sense of humour has vanished. His wife, Ann, desperate for a change and failing to jolt him into returning to be the man she married, visits Aberdeen to see friends. Michael, confronted by powerful dreams, is persuaded by one to visit London whilst Ann is away. Determined to right a few wrongs, suffered when young, he creates some situations in which his dormant sense of imaginative humour returns. The couple’s experiences, when apart, have challenging repercussions especially when Michael is visited by someone whom he met in London. Weeks later, one sinister dream has a dramatic impact on the family.”

“I hope that the book reveals a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of the problems many face but that it is balanced by an imaginative humour aimed at the way we live today”.

The book is available from The Curious Otter Bookshop in Ottery St. Mary and Amazon. It can also be ordered via all good bookshops.