
Tannadee
by Maurice Gray
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Pub Date 28 Feb 2020 | Archive Date 17 Mar 2021
Troubador Publishing Ltd. | Matador
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Description
Tannadee is a small Highland village battling for survival against the might of a bullying billionaire. A warm, humorous tale that could appeal to readers who like books by Richard Osman and Tom Sharpe.
Tannadee, a picturesque village in the Scottish Highlands, finds itself suddenly forced to fight for its life when Gordon Weever, a billionaire bully, reveals plans to build an exclusive golf resort nearby. Though most of the locals oppose him, Weever pushes on, employing dirty tricks and splashing cash. He trashes a rare woodland, he annexes land. Somebody needs to stop him. But who?
Step up local teacher, Chizzie Bryson with his out-of-the-box idea for the villagers to compete in a Highland Games to raise funds – with a surprising ally. Weever’s own daughter rejects her father’s rapacious antics, time after time attempting to remodel him into someone she can respect... and failing.
The time of the Highland Games dawns, and a diverse range of local characters compete on behalf of Tannadee including a greasy wrestler, a hypochondriac miler, a suicidal hill runner, a pretty-boy hammer thrower, a hen-pecked cyclist, and a wild-boy sprinter. Can good morals and fairness win the day? And can they be the iceberg to sink Weever’s titanic ego once and for all?
A Note From the Publisher2>
For most of his professional life Maurice Gray was a sportsturf agronomist advising venues ranging from the renowned to the very humble. Before that, he was a biology teacher in Zambia
and Scotland, and was once a prize-winning sprinter on the amateur Highland Games circuit. Now retired, he is based in Perth. This is his debut.
and Scotland, and was once a prize-winning sprinter on the amateur Highland Games circuit. Now retired, he is based in Perth. This is his debut.
Advance Praise
'The humour in this story is fantastic and all the villagers are odd but endearing.' Amazon review (Canada)
'The humour in this story is fantastic and all the villagers are odd but endearing.' Amazon review (Canada)
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781838598273 |
PRICE | US$4.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 200 |