by AGATHA FALKNER
Gidday!
I'm writing in this week from a different Location. A nice little watering hole I stumbled into after a long day running around from meeting to review and back again. Not one of my regular haunts, but you know what they say, whether I'm at the back of bourke or hitting the big cities, you just never know what you will come across in your travels. There is a whole world out there to discover, and I have found that, it's whilst going walk-a-bout in those off the beaten track locations(so to speak), I seem to find my rarer, hidden gems, or unpolished diamonds, just waiting to be discovered by me, while I'm out here, exploring some new and exciting territory.
Let me give you an example. I was out the other evening, after running from book launch to book signing, and let me tell you, I was hanging for a bevvie or two. Been burning the Midnight oil. I found a respectable drinking establishment. It was the end of the week, and I was knackered. All I wanted to do was knock back a couple of gin and tonics, with a twist of lime of course. But you know me, 2 became 3, and next thing I'm onto the mescal straight up! After a solid hour of doing my research, I took a few moments to stretch my legs, and back, and to have a squiz around the place. From the corner of my eye, I notice a book, sitting on top of a pile of those trendy magazines entitled “You Can't Play A Player”
Well the title alone certainly aroused my curiosity. I had a quick read of the cover, and saw that it was written by some bloke called Thaddeous "Creepy" Rollins. I'd never heard of him, so I flipped through a couple of pages, and what I saw, was something quite unexpected. Matey, I'm here to tell you, there is a whole pool of talent out there, waiting to be discovered. And this book is a prime example. So much so, that even in my slightly (ok absolutely) blotto state, I know a great thing when I see it. This is one discovery that is too awesome to pass over, and I must tell my readers all about it!
From what I read in this enlightening and edgy piece of work...now mind you...it does not contain proper grammar, or a language your average reader will be familiar with, but is written in its most purest, rawest, and highly believable form. It really does have an air of authenticity to it, that most of these bullshit Bobby Dazzlers could ever come up with in a million years.
So a bit about the book This is where I got hooked right from the outset, the premise.
A one night stand leads two people into a web of lies, deceit, double cross and murder as a young woman, desperate to save her sister from a life of drug abuse and prostitution. Goes undercover and hooks up with a man she thinks can help her maneuver the streets filled with hoods and thugs and bring her close enough to the pimp that is controlling her sister. When they finally confront the pimp and buys her sisters way out of the life, the man wants to go back and rob the pimp , that he knew from before, of the other money that he knows he got.
Who writes stuff like this?! This is hot stuff! Fully Sic! This is one bonza bloke!
So...why do these up and coming authors always seem to get shoved on the overpass, when quite clearly, they are showing incredible initiative, superb imagination, and masterful talent (not by conventional standards, but by keeping it REAL standards). People will go berserk for this kind of real life depiction. It's streetwise, and highly insightful. It's a window into worlds that most of us will never get to experience or have to deal with. The daily dilemmas of living the hard life on the real streets. Here’s an excerpt I thought you might
enjoy….
Written by Rory and Divina
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