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Toula Mavridou-Messer
Kindle Edition | Pages: 178 pages Rating: 4.27 | 30 Users | 10 Reviews
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Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery is filled with mystery and humour, a tantalising sense of suspense, absurd darkness and larger than life characters, which is no doubt what captured this award-winning Hollywood producer's imagination.Synopsis:
"A lightning storm sparks a fire deep in Phooka Wood.
The following morning, Mortal End’s self righteous rector Ænus P. Wordsworth, his sidekick Savant Poe and a motley crew of villagers venture into the wood to see what damage has been done.
To their amazed befuddlement, right in the centre of the seared earth is a giant mound of molten toffee and within it, a selection of human remains.
Ænus P. Wordsworth takes it upon himself to find out who these bones belong to and how they came to be there. In doing so, he uncovers a horrific tale of murder, incest and cannibalism that spreads throughout the neighbouring villages that surround Phooka Wood.
Their investigation takes them to all corners of their roundabout world; from Mortal End to the oozing Hamlet of Stifle and Little Napoo. Along their colourful journey, we are introduced to a larger than life cast from Doc Sheare the barber surgeon, Verrye Brutall the handsome woodsman, Beliala Bigswoln the publican’s daughter, Baron Rubigo Bluebeard and Umbra the Bogyman.
Everyone seems to have a secret that they are trying to hide that could give clues to the horror of Phooka Wood. Even Ænus P. Wordsworth has something to hide!"
Why does guilt hang heavy in this village like offal in a stew? What secret has the God-fearing Ænus P. Wordsworth kept so carefully? Where have all the children gone? These and many other questions will be answered when you read Mortal End.
What readers are saying about Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery:
"It's a smidge of Dickens, shaken but not stirred with "A League of Gentlemen", sort of starcrossed with a bit of Neil Gaiman, plus a soupcon of Terry Pratchett. And totally and utterly your own!”
“Mortal End is the funniest and most disturbing adult fairytale ever written.”
"My imagination is being flooded with the most enormous canvas of human depravity… and I am finding that it fills me with delight.”
"Despite it's subject matter it is light-hearted in it's delivery and the clever way the writer expresses herself is a joy to behold."
"Love the incredibly clever mind of Toula Mavridou-Messer. Excited to read her next book as well!”
"Love the prose, the most colourful, creepy, characters in their deliciously rancid world."
"Toula's imagination knows no bounds. Her characters are original and fascinating and leap off the page. She is a smart writer with the ability to make a story exciting and mysterious and will take your breath away." - LA WRITERS CENTER
Mortal End: A Simmering Pit Of Jiggery Pokery, the debut novel from Toula Mavridou-Messer, was written in the space of three weeks after two car crashes in just one hour. Even the rescue serviceman who came to collect her from the mangled wreckage was hesitant about transporting her, saying, "Things happen in threes, don't they?"
"It's a sign," thought Toula, as those crashes came during the return journey from a residential crime writing course she attended, given by best-selling author Val McDermid. She had been battling a major problem faced by so many would-be authors - that of actually finishing a project and then doing something with it.
Facing death head on seems to have been the antidote, although not necessarily recommended as a remedy for all. Every time Toula was faced with either a blank page or the option of walking away from the type-writer, she remembered that she had been spared a fate worse than death...or in fact, death and that small fact kept her chained to her desk.
Fortunately she saw the funny side and hopefully so will you when you read Mortal End: A Simmering Pit Of Jiggery Pokery, available from Amazon, Kindle and Barnes & Noble.
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| Title | : | Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery |
| Author | : | Toula Mavridou-Messer |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 178 pages |
| Published | : | July 28th 2014 by 100 Percent Publishing (first published July 27th 2014) |
| Categories | : | Speculative Fiction |
Rating Appertaining To Books Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery
Ratings: 4.27 From 30 Users | 10 ReviewsAssessment Appertaining To Books Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery
I received Mortal End through First Reads competition, and Im so pleased I did as I probably would not have found this gem otherwise.I really did enjoy Mortal End, the back cover describes it as an Adult Fairytale which it is. I made the mistake of assuming it was more of a YA book before I read it and was pleasantly surprised almost as much as I was shocked by some of the content. I would say Mortal End brings together some of the best aspects of Grimms Fairy Tales mixed with larger than lifeJust. WOW. What a unique book! I loved this! This was a horror book with a mystery and a twist! There were a few story lines bouncing around in this book. Each could have had their own books because they were so good.I wish I had counted how many OMGs! and WHATs?! Came out of my mouth as I was reading this. The setting is explained in such unique details that right from the start; I could feel the desolation and oddness of the town this story takes place in. That feeling stayed with me
Great read, the writer transports you on a fantasy journey of murder and mystery. Each scene was set with eloquent perfection if i shut my eyes i could feel myself in the moment. The character's with their extraordinary names and colourful appearance coming to life before my eyes. Well worth a read and an ideal gift for Halloween
I'm rarely able to read more than the first chapter of a book but Mortal End seems to have been written for people like me. It is delivered in bite size chapters which end almost as soon as they've begun; enticing me to 'just read one more chapter'. Easy to read and yet containing the largest collection of formerly unknown 'big words' I've ever encountered it's also suitable for the more book savvy. Despite it's subject matter it is light-hearted in it's delivery and the clever way the writer
Toula Mavridou-Messer has written all of her life. She started typing her first novel at the age of two and just never looked back. At the age of 12 she won a coveted Blue Peter badge for writing a script for Grange Hill. At 15, Toula was a regular gossip columnist for Gay News, alongside her lifelong friend Jane Goldman. Then at the ripe old age of 22 came 2nd in a Write A Blockbuster competitionI'm rarely able to read more than the first chapter of a book but Mortal End seems to have been written for people like me. It is delivered in bite size chapters which end almost as soon as they've begun; enticing me to 'just read one more chapter'. Easy to read and yet containing the largest collection of formerly unknown 'big words' I've ever encountered it's also suitable for the more book savvy. Despite it's subject matter it is light-hearted in it's delivery and the clever way the writer
This book was a really interesting blend. It had a sort of Gaiman take on Terry Pratchett humor, which I found to be very interesting. It also managed to build an interesting and grotesque world. It isn't often when I find a book that builds up a world quiet so well as this one. It really felt like the town had history to it, demented as that history may have been. History is a funny thing. It can easily be over-looked when creating a story and a lot of times it isn't a huge deal when such
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