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Title: City of Storms
Author : Paul Campbell
Release Date : January 06, 2015
Genre: Fiction & Literature,Books,
Pages : * pages
Size : 581 KB

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Born into a typhoon and a revolution, a child of the streets leaves an emotional impact on several lives far beyond his mean beginnings. This, is a tale of despair, of triumph, of desolation, of pain and even plenty, all set in the cauldron of an emergent Asia in the latter part of last century. It is a blistering adventure, seen through the eyes of witnesses to turbulent history.

When top foreign correspondent Sean Brian flies in to Manilla in the Philippines as part of his Asien news beat, a typhoon and a political revolution are uppermost in his thoughts.

But what also awaits will turn his already busy life into a roller coaster of romance, adventure, elation and despair.

The child, Bagyo is the catalyst for a story ranging from the corrupt, violent world of back-street city sex clubs and drug addiction to the clean air of the Sulu Sea and the South Pacific; from the calm safety of an island paradise to the violent guerrilla world of the notorious Golden Triangle and the southern Philippines archipelago.

As we follow the child, Bagyo into fledgling manhood, we can only wonder at the ripples that spread from one individual to engulf so many others.

"An innocent child caught in the tentacles of the Manila underworld. Taut, gripping, exotic. A master story teller's take... Adrian Blackburn - In Review

"Written with a strong and unique voice and filled with the kind of real-world detail which drags you into the story, this is a glimpse of the seamy underbelly of Manila which rings truer than most. A human drama set against the backdrop of social upheaval, and a cast of characters who are thoroughly real, totally engaging and who are shaped by the culture which author Paul Campbell has expertly depicted. Manila at this time was a cauldron of tensions and ideals, and while never becoming a manifesto, the story clearly charts the challenges which faced - and still face - this turbulent city and the wider region. I'm usually hooked on genre fiction, but this is the good stuff. Five out of five stars!"... DDD Bryenton

(Previously published by Oxford eBooks under the title “Me, no Christmas”.