Loreless - Whittlesea, P J

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Résumé :
This dazzling account of an Aboriginal man coming to terms with his roots is a refreshing and convincing antidote to all the usual interpretations of this wonderful culture. It has a sweep and ambition that is rare. Have you lost your lore? Billy has. He's loreless. Indigenous urbanite Billy doesn't know much about his heritage and he's quite content to let it stay that way. One late night out changes all that. Marooned on an outback highway in Central Australia, with only the stars and mosquitoes for company, he regrets trusting his friends with his well being. Under the watchful eye of the mysterious supernatural entity Pidgin and armed with a dogged desire to get home, he discovers the lore he never knew he had lost. Sometimes it's impossible to get home. Especially if home is not where you think it is. Following in the footsteps of Paul Coelho and the early work of Thomas Keneally, Loreless takes you on a fictional journey into one of the world's oldest cultures. This is one adventure story which will keep you intrigued until its compelling conclusion. Part quest, part ghost story, and part contemporary fable, author P J Whittlesea combines magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery. Packaged in an adventure story rich with jewels of anecdotes and insight, Loreless is as enlightening as it as enthralling. Beautiful, confrontational and ultimately uplifting, this is a story which is intimate and universal all at once. Available now in ebook or paperback. Read this inspiring and remarkable story today....

Biographie:
P. J. Whittlesea is an author and singer-songwriter. Originally from Australia, he now resides in Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Loreless is his first novel.
Find out more about him at www.pjwhittlesea.com

My foray into serious writing began with a poem. A simple dedication of love.
At the time I was also interested in making music and a friend gave me a tip: anything you write, you can sing, you only need a guitar. I taught myself a few basic guitar chords, took my poem and converted it into a song. It became the first song I ever wrote.
Since then I have written hundreds of lyrics. Many of them became songs but many didn't. The writing of lyrics became my passion. I found converting them into songs as the best way to express my writing. However the writing, much more than the music, was my focus. Music was just a tool to convey the words. At some stage I decided to go a step further and write a musical.
I made several attempts at writing the musical but it never really came together. The story behind the musical, though, has stayed with me ever since. About four years ago I decided to take the plunge and write something more substantial than a poem or a lyric.
I decided to write a novel.
As I was used to writing very short and concise pieces, usually to depict or describe a single event or emotion, writing an entire book seemed daunting. It required so many words. I started with a few ideas that I had, but in the end the pull of the story behind the musical was the strongest. It wouldn't let me go.
It has now become my first novel.

Sommaire:
P J Whittlesea is an author and singer-songwriter. Originally hailing from a little town in outback Australia, he now lives in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, a place where cats outnumber people. His debut novel, LORELESS, about a man in search of his roots, was inspired by his experiences with First Nation people in Australia. It has been nominated for two Australian literature awards. Upon completion of LORELESS, his children asked him to write something for them. His vivid imagination invented a witch with a twist. What began as a short story, developed into a full series of books which are not strictly only for children. Books in the Ana?s Blue series:THE CITY OF SHADES: Ana?s Blue Prequel, THISTLE WITCH: Ana?s Blue Book 1, DISCOVERING MAGIC: Ana?s Blue Book 2, A NEW SOURCE OF MAGIC: Ana?s Blue Book 3, A WITCH'S CALLING: Ana?s Blue Book 4, MAGIC AWAKES: Ana?s Blue Book 5 (Join the author's tribe of avid readers via his website and download your copy of the prequel to the series for free) Ana?s Blue has her own Facebook page at:www.facebook.com/GoodWitchAnaisBlue Join her there and don't be afraid to comment on her witchy witticisms. The author will make sure she behaves herself. You can contact him online and follow his writer's journey at:www.pjwhittlesea.com A writer is nothing without readers, and he would love to hear from you....