Australian writer John Martin
Major Jeremy Billycock-Smythe ("Oh, do call me Major B S, old boy") is a former British soldier, failed mercenary and bumbling adventure tour operator who puts his business interests on hold
in a bid to save his wife's historic Australian homestead, Rowbottom.
Along the way, he is recruited to carry out a top-secret government mission. It doesn't end nicely.
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My 1994 satirical novel. Still a few hard copies left, contact me if you're interested
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Columns, satire, spoof news and completely made-up stuff:
When humour writer John Martin was a boy, pet shops provided simple pets for simple needs in simple times.
But times have changed.
"I was in the pet shop the other day and was truly startled with what they had to sell," Martin writes in this collection of stories both small and tall.
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Adventure travel operator Major Jeremy Billycock-Smythe bumbles his way though this collection of short funny fiction and skewed factual stories.
He is joined by convicted arsonist Jerome O'Fury and Australian author John Martin and his family, friends and foes.
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Lots of people, including me (under the Disasters of Dads sub-title), have contributed stories for this one. Click on the book to find out how you can buy it. Some of the proceeds will go to Susan G. Komen Foundation (for breast cancer research.)
And I'm working on them. Maybe ebook projects for the future.
More columns:
Hey son, give me back my trousersWails and tales from a dad
Jack and the Jellybean Stalk