Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Tony Parsons is the author of Man and Boy , winner of the Book of the Year prize. His subsequent novels – One For My Baby, Man and Wife, The Family Way, Stories We Could Tell and My Favourite Wife – were all bestsellers. He is also the author of the Max Wolfe thrillers. He lives in London.
<p>Praise for his novels:</p>
<p>‘Funny and touching’ Woman and Home</p>
<p>'From the author of Man and Boy comes this honest and funny story of a man whose life is transformed when he's given a 19-year-old's heart' Heat</p>
<p>'Tony Parsons is the master of the bittersweet love story' Red</p>
<p>'Parsons has created a much bigger and more compelling book. It's a major achievement' Mirror</p>
<p>‘Funny, serious, tender and honest…Tony Parsons is writing about the genuine dilemmas of modern life’ Sunday Express</p>
<p>‘He takes as his specialist subject contemporary emotional issues which almost every other male writer has ignored’ Guardian</p>
<p>‘Memorable and poignant – nobody squeezes more genuine emotion from a scene than Tony Parsons’ Spectator</p>
From the number one bestselling author comes a swashbuckling tale of mutiny and murder in paradise . . .
Even Paradise can turn into a nightmare . . .
The Mutiny on the Bounty is the most famous uprising in naval history. Led by Fletcher Christian, a desperate crew cast sadistic Captain Bligh adrift. They swap cruelty and the lash for easy living in the island heaven of Tahiti. However, paradise turns out to have a darker side . . .
Mr Christian dies in terrible agony. The Bounty burns. Cursed by murder and treachery, the rebels’ dreams turn to nightmares, and all hope of seeing England again is lost forever.
A story of low treachery and high adventure, murder under the palm trees, trouble in paradise and a lost Eden in the South Seas.
From the number one bestselling author comes a swashbuckling tale of mutiny and murder in paradise . . .
Quick Reads was launched on World Book Day in March 2006, with the aim of reaching out to the millions of adults in the UK with reading difficulties and the one third of the population that never picks up a book. Over half a million copies have now been distributed and orders for Quick Reads have grown by 40% in the last year.
• Beyond the Bounty is a page-turning story that will not only be perfect for emerging readers but will also be snapped up by Tony’s loyal fanbase.
• World Book Day will be supported by a nationwide, high profile publicity campaign.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Tony Parsons is the author of Man and Boy , winner of the Book of the Year prize. His subsequent novels – One For My Baby, Man and Wife, The Family Way, Stories We Could Tell and My Favourite Wife – were all bestsellers. He is also the author of the Max Wolfe thrillers. He lives in London.