Comments on: The Ghosts of Eden by Andrew Sharp

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:47:43 +0000

Many thanks, Alex. Glad you enjoyed the posts.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:09:20 +0000

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

By: Morag Gornall

Morag Gornall — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:04:20 +0000

I’m really looking forward to reading the Ghosts of Eden. I enjoyed your essay on narrative – we store the narrative as memory, which is why there are so many rows about what actually happened during a particular event.

By: Jane duToit

Jane duToit — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:33:41 +0000

Andrew
I am really impressed with your blurg. Can’t wait to read the rest of Ghosts of Eden and find out how the plot evolves. Well done!

By: Lorraine Benford

Lorraine Benford — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:46:54 +0000

The title is intriguing. Description of the plot has got me gripped, can’t wait to read the book. Lorraine

By: Helen Parker

Helen Parker — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:25:19 +0000

I can hear the sounds of Africa, smell the odours and aromas, taste the exotic fruit, feel the hot wind on my neck. And I can’t wait for the novel! Well done Andrew.

By: Andrew Sharp

Andrew Sharp — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:52:02 +0000

Mike and Kim, glad you enjoyed the synopsis – I hope you find the novel lives up to it!
Eden: in the novel it’s a metaphor, but perhaps it’ll be giving away too much to go into that at this point.

By: Andrew Sharp

Andrew Sharp — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:05:22 +0000

Hi Aigen, thanks for your comment and question. The short answer on period is that the 50s to 80s were a time of great political transition in East Africa and with that came great changes to the lives of those living there, both black and white. So the characters have to come to terms with a severance from the certainties of their past. This remains the case for many people worldwide today – perhaps even more so than then. The setting I will touch on tomorrow in the blog. Thanks again for your interest.
Andrew

By: Andrew Sharp

Andrew Sharp — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:54:06 +0000

Caroline, you have now successfully blogged – quite easy really!

By: Chris d'Lacey

Chris d'Lacey — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:44:13 +0000

Hello, Dr Sharpe! Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging. Hours of displacement activity guaranteed – beware. That’s not a blog entry; that’s a synopsis! Good one, though. Great stuff. For all other bloggers reading this, I’ve read an early draft of Ghosts of Eden and it’s terrific. Can’t wait to see it in print.