Please Do Not Disturb
1st Edition
Published on 16. June 2016
304 pages
978-1-4088-6631-3 (ISBN)
Description
A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence from the author of Terms & Conditions
Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo.
Sean, who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel - if only his crazed fiancée would stop distracting him.
Josef, kingmaker and mythmaker, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet.
Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive as she mourns her own broken dreams.
And storm clouds gather as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo - to the Mirage Hotel - that will change the lives of all of them for ever...
Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo.
Sean, who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel - if only his crazed fiancée would stop distracting him.
Josef, kingmaker and mythmaker, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet.
Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive as she mourns her own broken dreams.
And storm clouds gather as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo - to the Mirage Hotel - that will change the lives of all of them for ever...
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-6631-3 (9781408866313)
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Robert Glancy was born in Zambia and raised in Malawi. At fourteen he moved from Africa to Edinburgh then went on to study history at Cambridge. His first novel, Terms & Conditions, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014 to critical acclaim. He has recently been awarded the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship in New Zealand, where he currently lives with his wife and children.
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Content
- Cover
- Dedication
- By the Same Author
- Title Page
- Contents
- The Fox
- Bwalo Radio
- Charlie
- Hope
- Sean
- Josef
- Jack
- Charlie
- Hope
- Charlie
- Josef
- Charlie
- Hope
- Jack
- Josef
- Sean
- Josef
- Hope
- Josef
- Jack
- The Hen
- Bwalo Radio
- Charlie
- Charlie
- Jack
- Charlie
- Josef
- Sean
- Charlie
- Josef
- Charlie
- Sean
- Hope
- Josef
- Charlie
- Charlie
- Sean
- Jack
- Sean
- Charlie
- The Cockroach
- Bwalo Radio
- Jack
- Hope
- Charlie
- Josef
- Jack
- Josef
- Sean
- Josef
- Sean
- Jack
- Josef
- Sean
- Josef
- The Big Day
- Bwalo Radio
- Charlie
- Josef
- Charlie
- Hope
- Sean
- Charlie
- Sean
- Hope
- Charlie
- Hope
- Charlie
- Sean
- Hope
- Charlie
- Hope
- Charlie
- Sean
- Hope
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Author
- Also available by Robert Glancy
- Terms & Conditions
- Copyright Page
