About an hour ago, I received an email from a reader of my book Slaves, Spooks and The Praying Mantis (www.abrill.com). It was another testament that we could write fiction dripping with truths. And if readers could take the time to send their thoughts, then we at least have done a part of our job.
Whenever we as writers get some rave reviews from our readers, it gives some kind of relaxation, a pat on the back, perhaps; that yes, we have *something* worth buying let alone worth reading.
Grampa Pogi
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From lawrence
sender-time Sent at 10:15 AM (GMT-05:00). Current time there: 11:17 AM. ?
to abrilldotcom
date Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM
subject Re: A short announcement about my book
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Hello Alex,
I was quite impressed by your creative novel, "Slaves, Spooks and The Preying Mantis"! Will Ron become the new James Bond of the "Wild West of the Far East"?
Parts of the novel were fun and humorous but you stuck with deadly serious themes of drug smuggling and corruption; your passion, concern and love for the Philippines were evident, particularly in one section where you looked at "big picture" issues effecting the country and East Asia. Fiction can mirror profound truths and situations that should be known and not hidden.
I know from speaking to one of them [slaves] that her experiences in Hong Kong were such that she is happy to leave them in the past and to look forward to a much better life in Canada.
A CSIS agent named "Loblaw"? Is that some kind of Canadian joke, eh?
Lawrence
Advisor
Sun Life
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