A Strange State of Affairs (Paperback)

Simon MacDonald

ISBN 10: 1836284268 / ISBN 13: 9781836284260

Published by Troubador Publishing, Market Harborough, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. Samuel McAllister is an English teacher obsessed with reminiscing about his childhood who sometimes lives in an imaginary, parallel world to relieve the boredom of his everyday life. The older he grows, he becomes concerned hes acquiring some of his fathers questionable qualities and he starts to wish time away until his intended early retirement. He has two older siblings, Emma, and Duncan, his bachelor brother. Samuel McAllister becomes exasperated and bewildered with his brothers strange behaviour and his obsession with the old family home following the death of their parents. Will Duncan succeed with his determination to retain the old family home and will he fight off the unwanted amorous advances of the twice widowed near neighbour Beatrice Bassett? The story contains moments of tragedy and the overcoming of emotional difficulties, but is predominantly entertaining and humorous. Its mainly a work of fiction based around some real family events. A by turns humorous and tragic novel about families and the importance of the family home. Based on the authors own family and background. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Strange State of Affairs (Paperback)
• Publisher: Troubador Publishing, Market Harborough
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1836284268
• ISBN 13: 9781836284260
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Samuel McAllister is an English teacher obsessed with reminiscing about his childhood who sometimes lives in an imaginary, parallel world to relieve the boredom of his everyday life. The older he grows, he becomes concerned he’s acquiring some of his father’s questionable qualities and he starts to wish time away until his intended early retirement.

 

He has two older siblings, Emma, and Duncan, his bachelor brother. Samuel McAllister becomes exasperated and bewildered with his brother’s strange behaviour and his obsession with the old family home following the death of their parents.

 

Will Duncan succeed with his determination to retain the old family home and will he fight off the unwanted amorous advances of the twice widowed near neighbour Beatrice Bassett?

 

The story contains moments of tragedy and the overcoming of emotional difficulties, but is predominantly entertaining and humorous. It’s mainly a work of fiction based around some real family events.

About the Author

Simon MacDonald recently retired from a career in the road transport industry and many years in the Civil Service. He lives in Northamptonshire, is a keen musician and now devotes his time to his music and his lifelong ambition of becoming a writer. This is his first book and he hopes to write more.