Sheffield - Johnson, Mike

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Résumé :
SHEFFIELD Set against the backdrop of University life and a house in Sheffield. The story of three young men from different backgrounds who become friends. Freddy Forester with a love of History will seek adventure in a City steeped in Industry and Tradition. Alwyn with a desire to build things after he graduates will construct something very unexpected. A boat on a river. Sarinda from a family of Doctors born in India but raised in Sheffield. An arranged marriage by family tradition is thrown into doubt after his wife to be becomes a Bollywood Star! It all starts with a dog named Teacher. MANUEL's GUITAR Set against a restaurant in Southern Spain. The story of Manuel and the guitar that brought him fame and fortune and a love named Henriette. A young boy will inherit the treasured possession and follow in his grandfather's footsteps. PADDY'S BAR (Somewhere in England). A village Green with an overgrown but not forgotten cricket pitch. An abandoned Pavilion seen better days and due for demolition. Until one day it is transformed into a quaint old Irish Pub. But who is the mysterious Paddy with his two stools and a bottle of magic? DOCTOR RON (The Entity) A non-sentient being comes to life after an encounter with Voyager One as it reaches the edge of the known Universe. Doctor Ron will take the Space Shuttle Saviour and its deadly payload to save the Earth from Extinction. What he finds will change his conception of the Universe.

Biographie:
Mike published his first novel with Hard Echo Press in 1986. Since then he has published twelve novels and three books of poetry. Mike founded Lasavia Publishing in 2015. He worked as a lecturer in the Masters of Creative Writing programs both Auckland and AUT University.Mike Johnson was born in Canterbury, New Zealand, and never quite recovered...Make up a history, a cut up of a life. Create a Mike Johnson out of these selected raw materials. A plausible self, complete with personal details - I am a fictional character I have enlisted over the years for the purpose of writing these mini biographies. I've made up this character called Mike Johnson who spent his life with words and who writes books and blogs.