Book Description
It's just another summer holiday at the caravan park, and thirteen-year-old Jamie is feeling unloved,unwanted and thoroughly confused.
With a recovering alcoholic mother, unresponsive sister Lauren,and aggressive father, he has little to celebrate. But at the park's funfair, a hidden secret comes to lightwhich will change his and Lauren's lives forever.
Reeling from this disclosure, Jamie stumbles into anever-explored area of the park. Here he meets a gypsywhose gift in storytelling might give him the insight to support his sister when she most needs it and help the teenager makesense of his life.
Or is that lives?
In this innovative first novel by Chris Trotter, The Storyteller explores the poignancy of friendship and love, and how in thecycle of life, there may be more than one chance to make things right.
Using a unique blend of traditional fiction and fantasy, Chris Trotterinterweaves two tales to an uplifting conclusion.
Chris Trotter was born in 1981 and was brought up in Edinburgh, where he now works as a tour guide. He studied acting and tourism and is a keen photographer. Writing has been a hobby of his since he was a child, and The Storyteller is his first published book.
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9 reviews
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Great book very spiritual. I couldn't put it down! Looking forward to seeing whsts next from Chris.
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Just read this book. Good tail for a long trip home from Edinburgh
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An absolutely brilliant book. Kept me gripped until the very end. Would recommend to everyone who loves a good engaging plot and storyline. Brilliant.
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A perfect book for teenagers. the dual story line of a young boy who feels unloved and isolated from his family along with the eponymous story tellers story about self discovery in a Tolkein / C.S Lewis style. its a great pacy read. which will open up the reader's imagination to another world.
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I actually met the author during a trip to Edinburgh where he signed a copy for me. I love reading and always looking for something new and exciting. Let’s me say this, from when I read the blurb to starting the book I havnt been able to put it down!
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An amazing first novel from Chris Trotter, a definite page turner. A fine example of storytelling at it's best that will make you learn but will also keep you gripped. Could not put the book down and will definitely recommend.
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Nice story, well written. Interweaving karmic destinies relived through rebirth. Story within story within story. A kind and gentle book. I read this because Chris was my tour guide in Edinburgh--I was not expecting much--was just supporting local talent. Nice surprise that it is actually a good, thoughtful, well written book.
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I purchased this book after being a tour in Edinburgh which the author lead. Overall I liked the book and it was fairly innovative but a few things were not that great. I kept wondering for example, what was the age group of the intended audience. In some instances it was so simplistic that I thought it was a book for 12 year olds but then there would be some adult themes that would not be suitable for that age. I felt too that the book needed some close editing and maybe even a rewrite to tighten it up and develop the characters. It annoyed me that one of the characters was a real hard nose with some real issues bottled up but in the space of a page or two became a sensitive understanding human. Anyway a good start by a first time author.
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