Tales from Planet Gumption

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The house has no soap or hot water, Dad may ration coal, the aimless son has packed his bags. It’s time to leave this dump. Tales from Planet Gumption is a waggish caricature from the industrial setting of England’s north west peninsular . The 55,000 word intriguing novel, centers on the bizarre escapades of young Doug Warrington who flees unprepared to Canada.

But all is not well over there. Its streets are full of unemployed. His only viable alternative is the Yukon, the notorious hideaway for deadbeats and criminals. This mission implausible ensures that Warrington will win the heart of the girl from the Company Store and set off on an incredible journey.

Tongue in cheek northern England humor saturate the speed of events in Tales from Planet Gumption, crafting the novel into something different, that screams NUTS but is fearlessly feasible. Spiced by Australian skulduggery, high finance, politics, board-room shenanigans ends with the pungent reality of action packed Africa. From the land of kitchen sink dramas and flat caps Tales from Planet Gumption, is a jolly good read.