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When Oliver loses his job and his lover in the space of a few months, he wonders if he will ever know happiness again. Unexpectedly, his life is transformed when he encounters an extraordinarily beautiful red-head on a train just minutes before a stranger in a pub offers him money to courier a mysterious package out of the country. Opportunities for cash, travel and adventure are suddenly within his grasp, as well as, amazingly, the young man to share them with. But when dreams come true, the aftermath is seldom predictable, and Oliver finds himself drawn into the outer orbits of a shadowy world of art theft and drug smuggling, and into a relationship whose roller-coaster progress will test him to his limits. Getting Orlando is a story of adventure, travel and romantic obsession.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable and well written,
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This review is from: Getting Orlando (Kindle Edition)
Older guy falls in love with a younger guy, tries too hard to impress, makes some silly decisions, end up on the run from the law. Sounds dreadful. Thankfully the author takes this scenario and weaves a well written and very descriptive story around it which keeps you turning the page. 'Just one more chapter before I go to bed'; then 'ok then, just another one'. And then, some hours later, you have to force yourself to put the book down. At least that is how it went with me.There was a brief point in the middle of the book when I thought the coincidences were getting a bit too much; the decisions just a bit too wrong. But that passed and we were off again tumbling down the storyline. I like the author's style and his ability to paint me into the scenery, be that rural England, France or Spain. He's taken me into those hotels, hostels, bars and countryside - I could see what they were seeing. So the odd bit of contrived storyline can be forgiven. I loved it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Couldn't put it down!,
By Peterbear (Northumberland, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Getting Orlando (Kindle Edition)
I have just finished reading this book on kindle and first of all it was a terrific read. I just didn't want to get to the end. Excitement simmered just beneath the surface. The story line was totally believable and the emotional twists and turns made it all the more compelling. There were several relevant things that ticked boxes for me. Red-headed young men for one, Costa del Sol (Nerja, Frigiliana etc in Spain) where we spent a holiday last year and where some action took place, and then Madeira. I shall definitely be reading this book again.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An emotionally-charged domino stack of events,
By ceriithomas (wales) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Getting Orlando (Paperback)
Unemployed civil servant Oliver receives an offer from a friend's acquaintance for an expenses-paid trip to Madeira to courier a rather unconventional package - a set of dominoes. Despite his understandable suspicion, he agrees to pursue the offer. Following a series of chance encounters with an unemployed actor, their own lives become embroiled in a complex domino stack of events in which they discover that neither their ethics nor their mutual love are set in black or white.Though let down in places by over-reliance on coincidence, this remains a highly readable novel: fast-paced, strong characters and good style.
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