Author:Edward Canfor-Dumas
Ed is having a hard time - at work, in his love life and, well, generally. Then he meets an unlikely Buddhist - who drinks and smokes and talks his kind of language. Bit by bit, things begin to change...
Ed doesn't always take Geoff's advice. Or, when he does he lapses at the crucial moment. His path to understanding is not a straight one, especially as life keeps throwing more and more 'stuff' at him. Often he fails - like most of us, in fact. But sometimes he manages to get it right. And when he does, surprising things begin to happen ...
In The Buddha, Geoff and Me Edward Canfor-Dumas brings all his skills to bear in an absorbing story of everyday city life, where the characters stand out with all their human strengths and weaknesses, and the ending brings Ed - and perhaps all of us? - a hope we didn't necessarily expect.
The Buddha, Geoff and Me - for anyone who's ever begun to wonder what the whole damn thing is all about ...
As compulsive as Pringles...I was astonished by this book. It has that strange, casual energy of an unpredicted bestseller.
—— Paul Pickering , Daily ExpressThis is a most wonderful novel. Evocative and haunting - it will keep you enthralled and intrigued right to the end
—— Amazon.co.uk reader reviewA real treat to enjoy, best washed down with a big glass of Chianti and bucket of olives
—— Amazon.co.uk reader reviewThe scenes in the Italian countryside are beautifully written and the psychology of the characters are absolutely convincing. I was moved to tears
—— Amazon.co.uk reader reviewA gracefully written narrative, ideal for those interested in knowing the Vietnam story and looking for a measured analysis of these still hotly contested events
—— Howard Jones , University of AlbamaA transcendentally harmonious and compassionate work
—— Times Literary SupplementA surprisingly tender book... Amid the terror a classic story about love sneaks through: love lost, love imagined, love morphed into madness
—— New York Times Book ReviewBeautifully written... It puts a human face on the suffering inflicted by the Taliban... Disturbing and mesmerizing, The Swallows of Kabul will stay with you long after you've finished it
—— San Francisco ChronicleRiveting... Spare, taut, and pristinely clear prose... An uncanny knack for making moral tension palpable... Extraordinarily moving
—— Philadelphia InquirerA novel very much in the tradition of Albert Camus, not only in its humanism and concern with the consequences of individual choices but also in its determination to bear witness to the absurdities of daily life... [A] chilling portrait of fundamentalism run amok and its fallout on ordinary people
—— New York Times
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