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    Paper Gods and Iron Men
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    Paper Gods and Iron Men

    By Kevin Cowdall

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    About this ebook

    'A single three-bladed fan turned slowly in the centre of the ceiling, barely disturbing the scorching air which filled the small prefabricated hut like an oven...'

    Set in the North Africa Campaign of World War II, the novella Paper Gods and Iron Men is a story of endurance and survival, of ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

    Two British Army officers have come together at a temporary aerodrome to be flown out: Captain McBride is a career soldier and member of the Long Range Desert Group (a special force which operates behind enemy lines carrying out reconnaissance and sabotage missions). Captain Poole is an enlister, having worked as a surveyor in civilian life.

    When their plane is shot down the two are the only survivors and begin the long trek north across the desert...

    This edition is published with the short story, Flanagan's Mule, which shares the theme of personal determination and resolve, and which is set in a South-American mining community in the 1950s.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin Cowdall
    Release dateMay 24, 2016
    ISBN9781311393838
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    Paper Gods and Iron Men
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    Kevin Cowdall

    Kevin Cowdall was born in 1959 in Liverpool, England; where he still lives and works. Kevin developed an interest in writing at an early age and his first published poem appeared, appropriately, in the influential publication, First Time. Three small press collections followed; 'The Reflective Image' (1984), 'Monochrome Leaves' (1985) and 'A Walk in the Park' (1990). In all, over 150 poems have been published in magazines, journals and anthologies, and on web sites, in the UK, Australia, Canada, the USA and across Europe, and have also been broadcast on local and regional BBC Radio. In 1986, The Writers’ Rostrum produced 'The Best of Kevin Cowdall', which was awarded a best collection prize at the 1987 National Small Press and Poetry Convention. He has now collated a number of poems from these, along with several newer poems, in to a collection, 'Assorted Bric-a-brac', which is available from the Kindle Store on Amazon. A number of Kevin’s short stories have been published in UK magazines, journals and anthologies and he has edited nine of these in to a collection, 'The Ophelia Garden'. He has also completed his first play, 'Sometimes', a children's novel, 'The Dinsdale Fox', and, most recently, a full-length novel, 'Cosgrove’s Sketches', about the life of an Edwardian Liverpool artist. Kevin was encouraged by Warren Adler ('War of the Roses', 'Random Hearts') to release his story, 'Paper Gods and Iron Men', on Kindle, and it has received a number of excellent reviews. In his spare time, Kevin is an avid reader, enjoys live and recorded music (predominantly classical, opera, jazz and blues), theatre- and cinema-going, dining out and travelling widely. https://www.facebook.com/kevin.cowdall https://www.facebook.com/Kevincowdallauthor (Official Author Page) http://www.kevincowdall.com (Official Author Web Site)

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