March Madness welcomes Mike Church Author of "Dayrealing"

MARCH MADNESS WELCOMES  MIKE CHURCH AUTHOR OF "DAYREALING" On this this final day of March Madness.

           

 Mike Church hails from  High Wycombe, England

and is now living in :Aretxabaleta, Spain

I did French at Warwick but ended up marrying a Basque lady and teaching English in northern Spain. I have two Eurozone teenagers, who keep me firmly in my place. My debut novel, dayrealing, the trial and tribulations of a stressed-out teacher in a spaced-out world, has the honour of being Night’s 100^th book.

FAVOURITE QUOTE OF MINE.

At the end of dayrealing, Colin finally achieves his dream of learning to ski in the Swiss Alps:

The Swiss Alps have to be seen to be believed, but basically we’re talking about a load of mountains covered in snow.

I have always hated lengthy descriptions of places, far preferring to get on with the story, whether as reader or writer. Oh, and Colin would agree with me.

MY FAVOURITE QUOTE 

I will not take up your time, dear boy, with telling you what is the matter with me. Life is brief, and you might pass away before I had finished.

(Three Men In A Boat, Jerome K. Jerome)

 BLURB:

It is not so much that Colin's adult education class is a riot – although lippy Jack and snide Nicola do their best to make it so, and even that nice, demure, octogenarian Miss Tedley has been known to lend a hand – it is more that Colin's own mind is a riot of conflicting thoughts around the luscious Amanda, life, school politics, literature and the rules of English usage, grammar and syntax.

And Colin does have an unfortunate name and a tendency to land himself in more trouble than he is already in or, at times, under, as the world comes crashing down on him.

Will he ever prepare a class, get the better of arch-enemies Simon and Dolores, or seduce Amanda into paying any attention to him whatsoever?

And will he ever define 'dayrealing'? Ah, that. Yes, dayrealing is what this Colin does best.


5 star review of "Dayrealing"

5.0 out of 5 stars Never what it seems..., January 15, 2012

By 

Lizzie Eldridge "Lizzie Eldridge" (Malta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: dayrealing (Paperback)

Quirky, zany and relentlessly anarchic, Mike Church's 'Dayrealing' sucks you into its crazy world where mundane reality becomes frenetically surreal. Colin, the central character, is pedantic and obsessed with making lists yet our sympathies are progressively drawn to him as the writing deftly exposes the peculiar inner workings of his mind. Who couldn't fail to be moved by a character who puzzles over hyphens, gerunds and haiku?
Steeped in a unique brand of comedy, language is paramount throughout and Mike Church plays with words and ideas in a clever myriad of ways. This applies not least, of course, to the title of the book itself, the meaning of which is touchingly explained halfway through the story. A beautiful moment which can only be grasped through the actual reading of this topsy-turvy and exquisite novel. If it's laughter you're after then 'Dayrealing' provides all the vital ingredients!

Purchase links

dayrealing on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GRIOIQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_g351_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=082W8091FKPXNNEKR0H0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

dayrealing on Amazon.co.uk:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006GRIOIQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_g351_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0CBJZ384J880KY9E0CHP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

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