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PATRICK BARRETT

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Here is an update everyone - we have been given a publishing contract for Shakespeare's Cuthbert by Tim Roux of Night Publishing - it can be bought and downloaded from Smashwords and Amazon.com. It will be available soon at Barnes & Noble in paperback format. I (Paula) am still covering for Patrick due to his ill-health. Patrick has written a series of books involving the main character Cuthbert, and his fellow valley dwellers. The style is “satirical humour” and we hope you enjoy reading the portion on here - thank you.

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Anything gripping, Bernard Cornwell, Robyn Young, Wilbur Smith, Terry Pratchett, Conn Iggulden and anyone else with a story to tell.

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CUTHBERT: HOW MEAN IS MY VALL....

PATRICK BARRETT

Mandrake Hall has been flattened for re-development. No-one knows what is in store. What is the last thing the theatre obsessed Valley needs?


I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO READ, COMMENT & STAR RATE ANYONE'S BOOK, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW BACKINGS OF WORTHY BOOKS CANNOT HAPPEN REALLY QUICKLY UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. PATRICK IS STILL ILL, SO I (PAULA) HAVE TAKEN OVER FOR A WHILE.

Shakespeare's Cuthbert was the first book in the series, How Mean is My Valley? is the second. All the characters you have already met have formed unlikely alliances to combat the new threat... Who on earth is Aunt Liza?

The novel is complete and is part of several books in the Cuthbert series. The cover was designed by BRADLEY WIND.

 

Shakespeare's Cuthbert

Patrick Barrett

An unknown play by Shakespeare found in the valley? Will the strangers find it or can the even stranger inhabitants prevent it from being found?


Have you read Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet? Have you read Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream? Have you read Macbeth? Have you read Shakespeare's Cuthbert?!! What if there was an unknown play by William Shakespeare and the secret was known only to the 'real valley folk' and they weren't letting on?!! What if there was a way to infiltrate the valley and join the ranks of these theatre-obsessed folks? What if that chance came your way, would you take it? Would you risk all in an almost alien environment like the valley? An influx of strangers think the play is only too real and they are determined to find it. Can the real valley folk keep the secret? Is there even a secret?

In this tale full of satirical humour, word plays and highly questionable characters, Cuthbert, adrift amongst his fellow eccentrics adds even more confusion without actually being fully aware of the consequences and the impact on the valley.

It is the first in the series involving Cuthbert and the valley folk. This book is finished and every book is a different adventure revolving around evolving characters.

 

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Hi Patrick If your interested in Thriller fiction I am looking for....

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Hi Patrick, I'm just wondering whether you could perhaps spare me ....

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I wrote 97 days ago

As a reader I found this to be exactly what the reading public need. Crisp, clear and fast paced. The characters are fed in as needed instead of bogging down the action. Very little to criticise on the story front, well done. Patrick Barrett (Cuthbert-how Mean is my Valley) view book

I wrote 97 days ago

Perfectly written and impossible to put down. With a background in antiques a lot of this resonates with me. You have created the ultimate visual story, you take us there and we see it, smell it and taste it. Perfect. Patrick Barrett (Cuthbert-How mean is my valley) view book

I wrote 97 days ago

This seems to be written with the pretentious 'Book Clubs' in mind where every sentence is analysed and the joy of the book is forgotten. If that is the case then you have success. But if you want to earn money from a reading public then this is not the way. view book

I wrote 97 days ago

This is a book for the rainy afternoons where it can be savoured in peace. There are editing issues but we all have those and this site is the perfect place to have them pointed out. As a reader I think you have found a very interesting variation on some of the repeating cliche's we find and this gi... view book

I wrote 138 days ago

The potential here is huge. You have an eye for observational comedy and a very visual writing style. As a work in progress it is well worth pursuing. Patrick Barrett (Cuthbert-how mean is my valley) view book

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