Böcker av Judi Moore

"A volume of short stories about Weymouth in Dorset. Includes fantasy stories, historical stories, funny stories, sad stories - and a few that are just a wee bit odd. Each story is accompanied by a delightful full page illustration by Mat Cross. What they're saying about this book:"a kaleidoscope of stories, tales and vignettes celebrating our home town in every season and from so many angles - historical, supernatural, from the wealthy classes to the poorest - collectively your love of Weymouth shines through - I particularly liked 'The broken locket', 'A girl called ocean', 'Dancing in the dark', and 'Another day in the library'." G W Hawker, author of Inside the Seventh Wave."Essence of Weymouth." Kathy Sharp, author of The Larus books, The Chesil Apothecary and others in the Quirky Tales series."I loved your book, it struck the perfect chord, with a real local flavour and one that could invoke [local] memories, even more so now Covid has changed things. Should fly off the shelf." Sue Hogben, author of Nothe Fort and Beyond: In Defence of Weymouth and Portland."

The novel is a satirical, campus novel set in the recent past. It concerns the ivory towers of academe, what it is to be Non-PC in the Eighties, and a great deal of alcohol.It is December, 1985. The year is winding gently towards its close until Dr Fergus Girvan, a Classicist at Ariel University, finds his research has been stolen by the man who is also seeking to steal his daughter. But which man is, actually, the more unscrupulous of the two? And is there hope for either of them?"You have such a lovely use of language I found myself drawn into your story on that alone. Merry murder from piles and fabulous descriptions of the knee cartilage make this a joy to read." (Kelly Van Nelson, author of The Pinstripe Prisoner, long-listed for the Yeovil Literary Prize 2017) "It's really interesting how you create a sense of modern day angst that we can all relate to but set that within an academic setting relating to historical and archaic study. It's a lovely juxtaposition between two worlds and works really well." (Karl Warburton, forthcoming novel: The Taxi-Dermist)"It is good to read such fluent and entertaining writing. ... The tone is just right for the world-weary Fergus: it is always gratifying when a new character so quickly becomes familiar. ... Comedic writing often runs the risk of being anything but; however, the dry wit deployed here is sharp (indeed, Tom Sharpean) and well directed." (Jago Piran, author of YA thriller The Devil's Own Time)

Novelette: The primrose way Short stories: Arnhem, 1944; Suffer little children; The perfect name; An angel passing through; Lul's war; Judas; Pretty words; Ice cold passion. What are these nine stories about? Engaging a gardener; a civilian experience of war; being young and homeless; how to decide on the best name for your baby; celebrating far away from home when you don't have a language in common; a refugee's experience of war; politics in the time of Pontius Pilate; how not to console a friend and, lastly, a swan song on ice.

In 2038 the enormous potential of Nanonics has finally been realised. Now it can heal the terminally sick at a molecular level. Terrorists can also use it to turn vital petrol supplies into something resembling molasses. This is the story of what happens when white nanonics meets black nanonics.Is death really necessary? reviewed By Charles Remington for Readers' Favorite"Teddy Goldstein is dying, but she manages to leave her highland home and travel by jet pod to Edinburgh for the funeral of her father. Later, at the reading of the will, she is surprised to have been left the company which had been her father's lifetime obsession - the company that took him away, making him a virtual stranger to her as she grew up. Is Death Really Necessary? by Judi Moore launches us straight into the complex world of nanotechnology and is a fast-paced adventure which will find Teddy using the resources of her newly acquired company to launch a project to save herself; a project which will have far-reaching implications for the whole human race; a project which will bring her love, adventure and much, much more. But the brilliant, secretive, unpredictable genius who will bring about her salvation has his own agenda. Determined to put an end to fossil fuel powered personal transport, the project which he runs in tandem will bring about even greater changes to the entire planet. Journalist Lox Tuthill and Detective Sergeant McCall are both determined to track down those involved. But as the fabric of society starts to fall apart, will they have any chance at all to bring a halt to the impending nanoid-fuelled disaster facing humanity?Is Death Really Necessary? is part science fiction, part thriller and part love story. Judi Moore's title doesn't really give much of a clue as to the narrative content of what is a very readable book. The story line moves along at a brisk pace and involves a cast of solid, believable characters immersed in a complex but well thought out plot. The author deals with difficult technical concepts in a way that a layman can easily follow. I did feel, however, that the truly dramatic, global repercussions of the nanotech projects described in the book seemed rather inconsequential to the characters involved. These were treated with seeming nonchalance, perhaps some indifference. Nevertheless, I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed this book and thought the characterizations, particularly that of D.S. McCall, worked very well. Judi Moore is a talented author and I do not hesitate to recommend this book."

** Winner of the Georgina Hawtrey-Woore Award for adult fiction, 2018 **After Kristallnacht in 1938 Doktor Theodore Goldstein, his wife Lisl, and their small son Theo, flee from Berlin, across the North Sea to Edinburgh. But then a friend from the old days arrives, and they find themselves once again facing ruin and terror.