The Butterfly Collector
Published on 1. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-9934776-2-1 (ISBN)
Description
Restless property developer, Peter Calliet, meets a sullen young woman at a party and an obsession begins that links past and present in a deepening tragedy.
Peter has everything in terms of material success and security. The obligatory fast car, lucrative contracts with his powerfully-connected father's property empire and a plush renovated flat. Devoted fiancee, Claudia, expects to move in and marriage is imminent. But Peter has a dark past that taints his movements. Meeting Natalie, a volatile artist with an equally disturbed background, can only lead to more heartache. If Claudia discovers that Peter has been seeing Natalie, her dream world will be destroyed, adding to his burden of guilt. But even that can't stop him. The secure and rewarding life he has worked so hard to achieve begins to unrvel.
Peter has everything in terms of material success and security. The obligatory fast car, lucrative contracts with his powerfully-connected father's property empire and a plush renovated flat. Devoted fiancee, Claudia, expects to move in and marriage is imminent. But Peter has a dark past that taints his movements. Meeting Natalie, a volatile artist with an equally disturbed background, can only lead to more heartache. If Claudia discovers that Peter has been seeing Natalie, her dream world will be destroyed, adding to his burden of guilt. But even that can't stop him. The secure and rewarding life he has worked so hard to achieve begins to unrvel.
Reviews / Votes
'Characterisation of the principal characters, and the emotions of the protagonist isbrilliantly handled, and the narrative is unusually professional for a debut novel.'
(Ian Kingsley)
'Peter Calliet is very believable, with that mix of liberal thinking and callousness that's
essentially human.'
(Nikki Copleston)
'An honest and realistic view on life in general and relationships in particularfrom a man's
perspective.'
(Laurent C. Lucas)
More details
Edition
Revised with New Edit and Cover ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Poole
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9934776-2-1 (9780993477621)
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Persons
Adam Dickson is a writer/filmmaker. He has written two novels, The Butterfly Collector, 2012, and, Drowning by Numbers, 2013, and has co-authored, Surfing the Edge: a survivor's guide to bipolar disorder, 2015. After brain seizures in 2003 that left him partially-disabled, Adam went on to run the London Marathon in 2006, and competed in Ironman UK in 2007. Triathlon: Serious About Your Sport was published in 2012, followed by Your 12-Week Guide to Swimming and Cycling in 2013 Adam's film production company, West Cliff Productions Limited, is currently developing, Heart of a Murderer, a full-length feature based on the true story of ex-RAF pilot, Neville Heath, who murdered a part-time actress in a London hotel room then went on the run, sparking the biggest manhunt in British history. Adam is also working on two novels, several screenplays, and an adaptation of his competition-winning short story titled, The Wrath of the Sons.