- Paperback: 276 pages
- Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd (15 Feb 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905068123
- ISBN-13: 978-1905068128
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,529,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The year is 2012. The global conflict that first manifested itself in the attack on the twin towers and broadened and deepened with the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq has continued through the first decade of the new millennium and beyond, bringing with it ever increasing hatred and misery. A broken backed Britain battered by global economic collapse and seemingly endless terrorist outrages, has succumbed to fascism and barbarism. Charlie Gilbert, a south London schoolteacher, is not a particularly brave man yet he will need all his resources of bravery and ingenuity as events close in on him. Charlie has a secret. He has a young mixed race daughter, Natalie, hidden away in the country with his elderly mother. If caught by the authorities, Natalie and anyone helping her would meet a brutal end. Charlie decides that their only hope lies in escape to Ireland, which remains a democracy. He sets out to collect Natalie with only the haziest idea of how to effect their escape. Charlie, Natalie, his elderly mother and a disagreeable family cat called Catesby set out west, heading for Wales and thence to Ireland and safety. En route, they experience capture, incarceration in a slave labour camp, escape and recapture, collecting on the way Billy, an elderly Jamaican. Their story is both a fast moving adventure story and a warning as to the future of a troubled world. ______________________________________________________________ Andrew Keogh was born in Leeds and lives in south London with his wife and two children. He is a practising barrister specialising in criminal law. When not engaged in the law or writing or reading fiction, he enjoys cookery, a wide range of popular music, being a cricket anorak and following the misadventures of Leeds United Football Club. This is his first novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2012 by Andrew Keogh paints a very dark picture of life in Britain in the not so far future. Terror and racism reign all over Europe apart from Ireland remaining a democracy and safe haven for refugees.
He tells the story of an ordinary man and his small family who get caught up in the Nazi like regime that now rules Britain. Only the colour of your skin decided whether your life continued. One faced imprisonment in a slave labour camp, which inevitably ended in certain death. In the light of recent events like the London bombings of 2005, this possibility does not seem too far fetched.
Keogh aptly calls on European history to illustrate how easy it would be to manipulate the masses. Particularly well written are the scenes in the slave labour camp, and Charlie’s constant struggle with himself to do the best for his mixed race daughter Natalie. Charlie is an anti-hero and this makes him very likeable and identifiable.
This book acts as a reminder to each of to put an early stop to any kind of racism, and highlights for the reader how we may inadvertantly meander into a direction which will ultimately be detrimental to all mankind The underlying warning for all of us is illustrated in the author’s descriptive and emotive style, and had me reading this gripping adventure story , tinged with so many human touches.
A very stimulating read that gave me a lot of food for thought. I found myself asking,
“ How would I react finding myself in a situation which asked me to choose survival and standing by my views
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Is resistance futile? Andrew Keogh's 2012 is a compelling story that explores the intense difficulties but urgent necessity of opposition to racist and fascist brutality and barbarism. Despite the seriousness of the issues it confronts, it is witty and poignant rather than earnest and polemical, with a page-turning story line and a cast of very human characters on both sides of the political divide. My only quibble was: why don't we ever find out the name of Charlie's mother? More importantly, I want to know what happens next. Please write the sequel, Andrew Keogh.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The most disturbing part about Keogh's novel (completed in 2 sittings) was the lack of need to suspend one's disbelief. A rich and consistent backdrop to the foreground action created an atmosphere so compelling that the reader finds themselves twitching with Keogh's obvious paranoias, if not his manifest distaste for Chelsea...
Oh, and the dedication was a TRIUMPH!!!
Oh, and the dedication was a TRIUMPH!!!
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