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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An engaging and unusual collection of quirky light verse, <strong>Bird's Eye View</strong> is a tour of the UK and Europe, with themes as diverse as hedgehogs, hang-gliding, strawberry picking, snorkelling, mountains and Mersey Ferries.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>BIRD'S EYE VIEW</strong> is an engaging debut collection of poems and quirky light verse taking a hop-on/hop-off tour of UK and European locations with a diversity of topics from hedgehogs to hang-gliding, strawberry picking to snorkelling, mountains to Mersey Ferries. </p><p>In three stages, it takes a rollercoaster ride through British seaside towns in '<em>Baycombe'</em>, casts a wry glance at Britain in Europe in <em>'Those Eurovision Nights'</em>, and ends with a ramble through the shadowy forest of current affairs in the TV newsroom of <em>'Soundbite City News'</em>. The author explores the peaks and caverns of modern life, with a lively and informed commentary and not least a smile or two ...</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'<em>The Putter-Togetherers</em>' ... stood out for its confident voice and for the poet's ability to add layer upon layer of detail. There's a grittiness to the images but then they suddenly take off, using fantastical or mythological metaphor. Working class lives are made beautiful in this poem. - <em>Lindsey Holland</em></p><br>

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