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Date de parution
28 janvier 2021
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EAN13
9781789824896
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo
Publié par
Date de parution
28 janvier 2021
EAN13
9781789824896
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo
Joseph’s Story
Ballygobackwards Castle - Book 2
Harry Pope
Published in 2020 by
AG Books
http://www.agbooks.co.uk/
Digital edition converted and distributed by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
Copyright © 2020 Harry Pope
The right of Harry Pope to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without express prior written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted except with express prior written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damage.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Joseph’s Story
Joseph was a theatrical agent based in London. He had a small select number of clients, over the years many had wanted to come onto his books, but his policy had always been to invite those he wanted. George had been one such client. George had been a child success, from the age of twelve being the lead role in a series of detective movies that had been world-wide blockbuster successes. These roles had made Joseph a very wealthy man, to the detriment of some of his other clients, the ones he had left weren’t quite such a quality list as his had once been.
When George was 19, he was a young man, the role stopped, the money tree wasn’t producing any more, so Joseph suggested that he might try a change of career direction, acting in a musical. George could hold a tune, to some extent, was reasonably successful, after a six-month London run, passed an audition to repeat the role in a movie adaptation. He was rubbish. Try as he might he just couldn’t repeat his previous success, and after a series of mediocre performances George retired from the entertainment profession at the age of thirty. Joseph wasn’t that surprised, he had amassed a sufficient fortune when representing people who were friends, so now had four actors to represent. He didn’t care if he ever worked again, the four were mostly close on retirement, but he was worried about George. It was over a year since he had made contact.
Joseph had heard through friends that George had been in Ireland, no idea what for, who he was seeing, or how long he would be away, but he was becoming increasingly uneasy about the silence. And then a very strange man had arrived in his office, without an appointment. One moment Joseph had been sitting at his desk, idly writing on the laptop, the next he knew he had company. He wasn’t aware that the door had opened, no draught, his secretary/assistant hadn’t buzzed, there was nothing in the appointment book. But there he was, sitting silently, staring right at him as if he belonged. The man was old, Joseph could see that, his shaved face was lined despite long sideboards. His white hair was over his ears, he wore a smart green velvet cap. His clothes were very well worn, a very dark corduroy green jacket over a shirt that though creased looked quite clean. No tie, no watch, Joseph couldn’t see what the man was wearing on the lower part of his body.
His stare was disconcerting, because it was unwavering. There was no cloud in the eyes, they looked perfectly clear, quite intelligent as if they had seen so much in a very long life. There was just the hint of a smile, waiting for a reaction. Joseph knew he would appear stupid if he called for assistance.
