The Island They Towed Away A Modern Fairy Story |
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Author:
| Rea, Melvin |
ISBN: | 978-1-4969-8107-3 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $4.99 |
Book Description:
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A general election in Albion usually produces a clear winner but, when itdoes not, those who feel they should have won cannot resist the temptationto hold another one. Electorates, however, tend to be less enthusiastic asecond time round and politicians struggle to engage their attention, sowhen a distinguished personage suggested the weather was the root of allAlbion's woes and that it might be a good idea to tow the island away, certainpoliticians find the suggestion...
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A general election in Albion usually produces a clear winner but, when itdoes not, those who feel they should have won cannot resist the temptationto hold another one. Electorates, however, tend to be less enthusiastic asecond time round and politicians struggle to engage their attention, sowhen a distinguished personage suggested the weather was the root of allAlbion's woes and that it might be a good idea to tow the island away, certainpoliticians find the suggestion irresistible.
The 'Island they towed Away' tells of the unpredictable consequencesof such an extraordinary solution to political apathy and of the trialsand tribulations of the people of Albion as their island is subsequentlytowed from one unaccustomed mooring to another. It tells of the plots,ambitions and machinations of politicians from both sides of the politicaldivide and how each of them finally receives his just political deserts.Against the backdrop of this high political intrigue, it relates the lives ofordinary people, caught up in the web of political drama whose simpledesire to carry on their daily lives unwittingly has a decisive influenceon its eventual outcome.