Bay of Naples - Softcover

Alan Clews

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846971101 ISBN 13: 9781846971105

Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2009

Synopsis

Like many Italians in the early 1930s, Frank Ginesi comes to Scotland looking for work and better prospects. The novel is set around his cafe in Paisley, The Bay of Naples, which he runs with his wife, Gina. Frank takes pity on a down-and-out drifter, Ian Miller, and employs him in the cafe. A classic menage a trois situation gradually develops and Frank's internment on the Isle of Man with thousands of other 'enemy aliens' leads to Miller taking advantage of his absence. It is a powerful and thought-provoking story from a gifted storyteller.

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Review

Somehow the sheer ordinariness of it all makes the story all the more gripping and the finale all the more shocking --Scots

The latest novel to be written by talented Alan Clews. --Paisley Daily Express

About the Author

For more than ten years, Alan Clews was a copywriter in leading London agencies, creating press and television campaigns for Ford, Shell, Unilever, American Express and other major companies. He has also written scripts for well-known television programmes such as Lovejoy, Love Hurts, Shine on Harvey Moon, The Bill and Peak Practice. He has also worked for The British Council, running scriptwriting courses and workshops at universities in South America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846971101
• ISBN 13: 9781846971105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224