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Memoirs of an
Errant Youth
by Bryan Marlowe |
UK price:
£7.38 US
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Format: Paperback
Size : 6 x 9
Pages: 164
ISBN: 0-595-38830-2
Published: Feb-2006
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Memoirs of an Errant
Youth—a tongue in cheek
account of the author’s
early years of employment in
wartime Britain and the
immediate post-war period of
austerity.
Book Description
Archibald Sinclair
Cholmondeley (pronounced
Chumley) is an ill educated,
but picaresque, street-wise
youth, who sees himself as a
composite character of his
boyhood heroes—Robin Hood
and The Saint.
Archie is an opportunist,
who never passes up a chance
to supplement his income.
But despite his dubious
schemes to provide the few
pleasures available to a
financially deprived young
person, living through years
of war and austerity, he
lives by a self-developed
code of conduct. He respects
the aged, is charitable to
the needy, generous to his
friends and family, and
given the right motivation
is hard-working in the
interests of both himself
and his employer.
Archie’s scheming often
lands him in hot water, but
his innate survival instinct
usually saves the day for
him.
Reviews
"I found Memoirs of
an Errant Youth a
compelling read. I
couldn't put it down
until I had finished it
and wished it wouldn't
end. I hope there's a
sequel." — Review by Mrs
Violet Coster of
Sidmouth, Devon, a
book-a-day reader.
"I found Memoirs of
an Errant Youth an
entertaining read and
highly recommend it." —
Terry Clamp, Acomb, York
See
review of Bryan
Marlowe's books by
James Drew below
About the author
Bryan
Marlowe was born in Holborn,
City of London, 1930. He
attended 22 schools, leaving
at the age of 14. He had
numerous jobs before
National Service in the
Royal Air Force 1948/50. He
rejoined the RAF in 1951 and
retired in 1971. Marlowe
worked for 20 years with a
northern police force. On
retirement he took up
voluntary work with Victim
and Witness Support and
worked as a newspaper
columnist. He has travelled
extensively through the five
continents and lived abroad.
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Also by Bryan Marlowe:
A romantic saga dedicated to
those who have lost the love
of their life and live in
hope of one day regaining
it.
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Tarnished Heroes
by Bryan Marlowe |
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UK price:
£8.38 US
price:
$15.95
Format: Paperback
Size : 5 x 8
Pages: 228
ISBN: 0-595-40750-1
Published: Aug-2006
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It's the cold war in the Far
East and a chain of deadly
circumstances forces two
former world war heroes to
form an alliance to save
those they love in a final
desperate act of heroism and
redemption.
Be warned; don’t be fooled
by Gary Remington’s
gentlemanly demeanour. He’s
a tough, war-hardened
ex-sergeant major, who
exercises unremitting
relentlessness in whatever
he undertakes. He’s now on a
mission of merciless
vengeance and he’ll take no
prisoners!
Tense, gripping and with a
rich seam of black humour,
Settled Out Of Court
is the latest thriller from
Bryan Marlowe—a man with a
literary mission of his own.
Leaving Mercy
to Heaven
is a
bang-up-to-date, dramatic
action-packed tale of
revenge, intrigue, betrayal,
and romance, involving
terrorism, modern
Casablanca, and the Israeli
Secret Service
Marlowe's Manuscripts
(From
Up Front)
James Drew takes a
trip down memory lane, with
a shameless plug for his
one-time journalist-cohort
turned published novelist,
Bryan Marlowe. Not heard of
him yet? Well, that's why
he's a 'cult hero'. Read
on...
It
does seem like a long time
ago. Eleven years, in
fact...before falling in
love with Brussels (where he
arrived via a circuitous
journalistic route, taking
in The Yellow Advertiser in
East London
http://icessex.icnetwork.co.uk,
which explains why he's a
West Ham supporter), your 'umble
hack Drew started scribbling
in the ancient northern town
of York, where a certain UP
Front editor Tony Mallett
(yes, him again), made a big
mistake - he gave him a job
as a journalist.
The sadly-defunct free-sheet
The York and District
Advertiser was where Drew
first won his spurs and, if
you're wondering when I'm
ever going to get to the
point of this yarn, don't
worry, it'll be any second
now.
Because, at this time (told
you), Drew also came into
the orbit of one Bryan
Marlowe, a letter-writer
extraordinaire, a man with
more bylines in The York
Evening Press (www.yorkpress.co.uk)
than many of its
journalists. Drew, anxious
to score points against the
'Tizer's fiercest rival (ah,
memories), shamelessly
bribed the man with
competition prizes, free
meals and more than a few
sherbets, to ensure that
Marlowe's missives began
flowing into another
newspaper.
The York Press (as they are
now called) had the last
laugh, unfortunately -
doubtless stung by their
plucky rival's chutzpah,
they offered Bryan a job as
a columnist. Which he took,
the swine...[Good point -
exactly why are we giving
him a plug, Drew? - ED]
But enough of the past -
Marlowe, who was born in
London in 1930 (revenge
truly is a dish best served
cold) and left school at the
age of 14, has long lived
the rover's life.
Conscripted for National
Service in 1948, he served
two years, was demobbed,
then worked for Siemens and
rejoined the RAF as a
regular in January 1951.An
RAF regular from 1951-71, he
then worked for a further 20
years with a northern police
force. His extensive foreign
travels, combined with his
life's career path, inform
the genuinely exciting
narratives of his four books
to date. Up to press, these
are As Long As There's
Tomorrow, an intensely
personal romantic saga about
love lost and regained,
Memoirs of an Errant Youth,
a tongue-in-cheek account of
the author's early years of
employment in wartime
Britain and the immediate
post-war period of
austerity, Tarnished
Heroes, a cold-war
thriller set in the Far East
and A Kind of Wild
Justice, an
ex-sergeant-major-turns-vigilante
page-turner.
And, just for those readers
wondering what the
connection is between Bryan
and Brussels, be informed
that he says he'd "very much
like to revisit the capital
of Belgium, so long as the
G+Ts are on Drew's tab".
Just what we need in town -
another writer...[Drew,
you're fired - ED]
For more information on the
man Marlowe and his work
(he's currently working on a
fifth, Settled Out of
Court), go to
http://www.diadembooks.com/tomorrow.htm,
where you'll also find links
to purchase all of his
thus-far published tomes.
Happy reading!
Brussels-based freelance
journalist Tom Slaughter
reviews
Settled Out Of Court
by Bryan Marlowe.
Considering that he only
turned to novels two years
ago, Bryan Marlowe proved
himself prolific and more
than adept at handling a
range of genres, from the
whimsical nostalgia of
Memoirs of an Errant Youth,
via the military rough and
tumble of Tarnished
Heroes, to riveting
revenge yarn A Kind of
Wild Justice.
Settled Out Of Court
runs along similar lines to
…Justice, but
Marlowe’s choice of a
sociopathic, revenge-driven
young man as central
character lifts the
narrative into the realm of
psychological study, as well
as being a cracking read.
Dermot Baxter is the man
with a plan – his father Rex
died in jail after being
wrongly imprisoned for the
murder of his au pair lover.
Still at home but distant
from his mother, Baxter
embarks on a calculated
mission of revenge against
all those members of the law
and judiciary whom he
believes must pay for the
injustice. But the law is
slowly and surely closing
in…
Marlowe’s own police
experience (he worked for 20
years with a northern force
in the UK) is put to good
use here; the dialogue
between the ‘coppers on the
case’ is believable, even if
it occasionally seems forced
between Baxter and his
mother. By the same token,
the writer’s gift for
creating enjoyable
page-turners has once again
been employed – that we are
suckered into sympathising
for a cold-blooded killer is
an impressive turn from
Marlowe, and there are more
than enough twists and
turns, coupled with
genuinely suspenseful
set-pieces, to keep
thriller-hounds happy.
Recommended.
T.S.
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