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Simon J. James

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I am an aspirant author and budding journalist with a love for the stirringly surreal, slightly silly and sophistically satirical. My novels are black in their comedy with protagonists ranging from a priest with an addiction issue, ultra-progressive funeral home owners and a sociopath postman with a blossoming God complex.

favourite books

Catch 22, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Watchmen

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Simon J. James

A Priest in his last chance Parish transforms his life with the chance discovery of a wondrous 'drug'. The consequences become strange as supply diminishes.


Father Tregarrick has a saintly heart and a burning desire to fulfil what he believes to be his calling in life; to be the best Priest he has always envisaged he could be.

After a series of botched and clumsy attempts with hasty exits at various parishes, he gets his last chance in a small English village. At first it all goes wrong, as usual, until he encounters an incredible ‘drug’ at the village fair that seemingly fuels his ambitions and transforms him into everything he's ever wanted to be. The next few weeks are the happiest of his life but gradually the source of his new found confidence becomes sparse and his reliance is exposed through series of more and more desperate attempts to fuel his need.

On the outside, the beautiful village of Lower Rhetskill, seems to be a vision of idyllic, picture postcard England. However, as Tregarrick descends deeper and deeper into addiction the layers begin to peel away revealing the village folk hide much darker truths than their appearance suggests.

 

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I wrote 1195 days ago

@ JAK : Thanks very much. view book

I wrote 1195 days ago

@ Richard P-S : Really apprecaite your comments sir, many thanks. I agree that it needs a great big edit and am endevouring to do that. I'm finding that my style is seriously changing with the comments I'm getting on here. I'm thinking in more pared down sentences and shorter descriptions (when I ca... view book

I wrote 1195 days ago

@ vicadia : Thanks so much for your comments, especially as this isn't your usual bag. I will strive on and will shamelessly plug it when I have reshaped the 2nd chapter. Thanks for your encouragement. view book

I wrote 1195 days ago

@fiamma : I know what you mean about the words. Thing is, I LOVE words and can't get enough of them, I'm trying my damnedest to pare is down some more but struggling. I get the feeling I should be striving on rather than retracing my steps again. More to come from me though. view book

I wrote 1195 days ago

@ Ginger : I reshaped the first chapter and am in the process of splitting out the second into a three. I take your meaning though, needs more editing and sharpening up. Thanks for your comments though. view book

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