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Continental Drift (Mass Market Paperback)

by Humphrey Muller (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 452 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse.com (20 April 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0595095437
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595095438
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,201,246 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Summary of plot: A dissipated and disillusioned hotelier in Scotland drifts across the world, following a dream of a dark-haired girl and a vision of utopia. Harry Denton is a middle-aged professor who leaves his secure post at a London university on account of the sense of failure and embarrassment caused by his wife Anne's mounting debts. An inheritance left to him by his father enables him to start a new life by buying a small hotel in the Scottish Borders. But in this new context his marriage to Anne proves to be just as hopeless and loveless. He escapes through flights of fancy, frequently contemplating suicide, and becomes obsessed with one of his guests -- Eleanor, who introduces him to the ideas of James Redfield in The Celestine Prophecy. Although, ironically, she comes across as a pretty simpleton married to an uncouth double-glazing salesman, she expresses the thinking that, in time, will transform Denton's life. It is not before he drifts into the violent world of Apartheid South Africa that he finds his dream. About the author: Humphrey Muller, once a professor of English in South Africa during the Apartheid years, moved to Scotland to devote more time to creative writing. He has since written a number of novels (A Twist in Time, The Cage and the Cross, Wheel of Fortune, Continental Drift), and with his wife Carolyn has co-authored two novels (Rapture at Sea and Spirit of Ecstasy by 'Carolyn Charles').

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sincere, Honest, Full of Feeling, 26 Jun 2002
By Lisa Ammerman (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
Having read Mueller's A Twist of Time, I was intrigued to read more of his novels, and I wasn't disappointed. Continental Drift is another pager-turner, portraying characters as real
people - full of faults and weaknesses but nevertheless often
noble and courageous at the most surprising times. If you're a "romantic" you'll sympathize with the hero. You won't regret
giving this book a try. The style is frank, simple and straightforward and the "heart" is enormous.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Irresistable Reading!, 22 May 2001
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Humphrey Muller is such a good writer - he keeps the reader captivated, wanting to read on and on! He writes intelligently, yet his book is easy reading. Continental Drift came out of the blue through my letterbox. The novel was a well-meant present from a friend. But having a stock of unread books waiting to be enjoyed, I had absolutely no intention of reading Continental Drift for quite some time. You see, it reached me at the crucial time when I had decided to give my life a thorough face- and body-lift - if you know what I mean! Being taken in by the book's striking glossy orange-pastel cover, my fingers switched to automatic as they flicked through the pages. Unable to resist, I started reading bits here and there, as one does, and in no time I was well and truly hooked! I put the novel on my bedside table and read whenever I could steal the time to do so. Continental Drift is a novel, yet I sensed straight away that the story was based on the writer's up-and-down bobbing, often devastating life experiences. He almost stood before heaven's gate were it not for guardian angels in the form of two old ladies. In today's unsteady, complex world, many of us can identify with the writer's experiences. It proves once again that we are really all in the same boat and that life is not exactly a tea-party. Besides, the book is written in such a witty, captivating, easy to read style. And it's a learning experience, to boot. For me it certainly was! Are not the best and well-known authors grossly overrated while there is so much unknown, yet genuine talent, such as that of Humphrey Muller, out there? So why not read Continental Drift? You won't regret it! Monika Porvlik
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