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Jo Varley: "I am 25 years old, work for Education Leeds,
have a zoology degree from Aberystwyth University, have lived
in New Zealand for a year, and hope to have something published
before I reach 30. I am also a socialite and enjoy drinking."
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habits:
"I enjoy reading humour/satire (e.g P.J O'Rourke) and
cult classics (e.g. Hunter S Thompson)."
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author:
John Fulton
Previous
books:
More Than Enough is John Fulton's debut novel.
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Than Enough - John Fulton's debut novel - is set in modern mid-America,
and is a detailed account of what happens when family life is disrupted.
When
the narrator - fifteen-year old Steven Parker - is attacked by a
gang of boys, the Parkers have a chance to move away from sleepy
suburbia to Salt Lake City due to the ensuing settlement money.
From then on, nothing is the same.
The
most honest of novels, More Than Enough operates on different levels.
While the reader can share empathy with Steven's younger sister
Jenny, little compassion can be granted for Steven's mother as she
embarks on an affair with a man totally dissimilar to Steven's father.
For
Steven himself, it proves too difficult to remain sane. We see him
trying to keep his family together as all around him his parents
drift further away.
If
anything, More Than Enough suffers slightly from being too earnest,
and there are few laughs. Nevertheless, the prose is concise and
descriptive, and Fulton brings real lucidity to his characters.
If
you are after an emotional drama from a very promising novelist,
More Than Enough delivers.
Jo
Varley
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