Stone Octopus
by Ross Doughty
Price: $2.99 USD. 95090 words.
Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction.
Joe Marlow's compulsive quest of self discovery goes from New Zealand to Spain, the US and back to NZ. Hine Wairau is tragically dislocated in an alien world, shrouded in her Maori past, and resentful of her Pakeha present. She makes her own painful odyssey to France in search of
security and happiness. Solomon Castile and his spanish family must face the consequences of his ambition and passion.
Location: New Zealand
Member Since: May 15, 2012
Ross Doughty
Biography
Ross Doughty has a degree in English Literature and has written four books: a biography, The Holyoake Years; two novels, End of the Circle and Stone Octopus; and an anthology of short stories, Urban Guerrillas of a Different Kind. He has also written over 100 articles and short stories for a New Zealand magazine. He lives at the beach resort of Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, overlooking the long surf beach, with views of Motiti and Tuhua Islands, where he has been an avid diver.
Books
Urban Guerrillas of a Different Kind
by Ross Doughty
Price: $2.99 USD. 69420 words. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
These stories are set in Spain, Scotland, France and Prague as well as New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and the US. The writing style varies from magic realism in Vortex, to a gothic conclusion in Kafka's Kafe, and the elegantly historical story of Phantom Galleon. The book derives its title from the personal and communal conflicts that punctuate urban society - and how they are resolved.
Price: $2.99 USD. 69420 words. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews) These stories are set in Spain, Scotland, France and Prague as well as New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and the US. The writing style varies from magic realism in Vortex, to a gothic conclusion in Kafka's Kafe, and the elegantly historical story of Phantom Galleon. The book derives its title from the personal and communal conflicts that punctuate urban society - and how they are resolved.