Betraying not a glimmer of thought in her deep-set wandering eyes, the author treads a fine line between profound stupidity and misunderstood genius...
What makes life worth living: good conversation, good coffee, chocolate, original ideas, saving the planet for all creatures big and small, kindness, people who do not take themselves seriously, European forests, Prague, Ostrava in the early 1980s, cobble-stoned streets anywhere, cute bear cubs, skateboarding just because my kids are into it, walking my dogs on the beach, travelling back in time, writing, drawing cartoons, and of course, good books...:)
Other favourites include old people driving slowly on busy roads on busy days, geometrically shaped trees, saxophone solos, people who won't buy the book but will watch the movie, women of that 'certain age' asking people how old they think they are, queues at the bank, queues at the taxi rank, queues anywhere really, paying good money for a concert ticket only to find a real tall person in the seat in front of you, inexplicable skin irritations, haemorroids, fat people suffering high self-esteem, skinny people suffering low self-esteem, men with beards, women with beards, men with an eye for a pretty young thing, women who date inmates, all sequels and prequels, newlyweds, new parents and people who relentlessly flog their books any which way possible
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A Decent Ransom:
When a kidnapped woman's husband refuses to pay the ransom, she plots revenge with the help of her reluctant kidnapper. Discovering her husband's plan to betray her, she frames him for her own "murder", forcing her young kidnapper into an unexpected moral dilemma that will change him forever. This clever fast-paced thriller blends pathos with trickery and intrigue, drawing the reader into the private world of a vulnerable 15-year-old boy who believes himself to be the savior and protector of a wronged woman.
Heroes
Phoebus Klein - the hero of 'A Decent Ransom'-
Phoebus Klein is a vulnerable young boy from the wrong side of the tracks. He is a good, gentle soul living a sad and isolated existence deep in the heart of Pristine Mountain. Poor, friendless and with no real prospects of getting on in the world, Phoebus has but one ally, his older brother Kenny, who dreams of infamy of biblical proportions. When Kenny comes up with a plan to kidnap a woman for ransom, the innocent Phoebus is forced to take part in the crime. Put in charge of the beautiful young woman, Phoebus does his best to keep her happy while waiting for the ransom to be paid. However, not everything goes according to plan …
About me: Ivana Hrubá is a lovely, lovely girl and a writer of some notable talent, the sum of which, just for your entertainment, will very modestly be noted here. Specializing in writing bold, quirky and outrageously entertaining fiction, Ivana is what we call an undiscovered gem, an exotic island waiting to be exlored or, as some people say, a territory best left uncharted. Ivana devised her first novel at the tender age of twelve when she was but a wee little girl wearing out her brother's hand-me-downs, chasing the geese off the village green in her native Czech Republic which was then under communist rule. Filled with poultry and very long sentences, Ivana's idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end in 1983 when she and her family crossed the Alps on foot to seek a new life free of communists and their blasted queues. After a year spent frolicking in a West German refugee camp, the family finally had a gutful of that sort of adventure, and they settled in Australia in 1984 where they've been living it up ever since.
Following the publication of 'A Decent Ransom' (a really, REALLY great read available now on Amazon and everywhere else), Ivana has developed the habit of talking about herself in the third person, a skill that comes in particularly handy when writing autobiographies. To this end, Ivana has also conquered her fear of appearing ridiculous due to excessive bragging as can be seen in this intro right here.
In the tradition of all gifted folk, working for a living has never appealed to our author; therefore, Ivana has largely given up on that idea, preferring to spend her time writing books. How long she can keep it up will depend on how well her books sell... Bearing this in mind, Ivana, always one to look on the bright side, has been busy putting her fingers to the keyboard writing a new novel, a work of such monumental significance it has to, for the time being, remain shrouded in mystery.
At the close of each day, Ivana likes to unwind with a vat of wine (at times even two vats), drawing cartoons for her own amusement. To unwind from that pleasure, she takes her dogs, cats, mice, lice, ponies and goldfish for a walk down the beach. It's a good life for everyone involved.
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Hello Ivana, Its a Pleasure to meet you!! Appreciate the Friendship & Checking out my Music!! Hope you have a Beautiful week!! Always Best! Peace & Love Trice :) xx
"By all intents & purposes I shouldn't be here. I should be a forlorn figment of nobody's imagination; the impossible secret dream of my mother's troubled heart. By all outward appearances I should have been swimmin' in the load she swallowed; swirling about in that milky glob that flew in her eye. I should have been the one who always got away. If the devil did care, he would have assigned me to a permanent post in the realm of sweet possibility. But did any of this honkey tonk bullshit happen? Noooooooooooooo. That would have been way too easy for everybody. Instead, by the apparent (miraculous) intervention of unseen forces, what began as an innocuous nipping of the nuggets would become the baddest little bitch that could."
-excerpt from my blog, 'her tumor had a heart of glass.' come check it out!
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HI IVANA! THANKS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING ME ON BOARD AS A FRIEND!! I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND I DO HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO ENJOY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY COMEDIC BLOG POSTINGS! *please consider this my personal invitation to SUBSCRIBE to my blog so that you can be updated each and every time I post*
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT! ~Lattie~
Hi, As 2008 comes to an end Grace Falls would like to thank you for your loyalty, support and friendship to us and our music. We look forward to 2009 and all that it brings. If we don't speak to you before Santa arrives, have a Fantastic Christmas and a Great New Year.
Grace Falls Debut album titled Restless is now available on itunes so treat yourself to a copy of great music today lol.. You don't have to but we would be keen to hear your feedback on our baby lol.... Link to iTunes is below or you can simply type Grace Falls into your iTunes store:
Issue 8 is now available for purchase at our website.
It includes stories by Sam Pink, Blake Butler, D. Harlan Wilson, Rhys Hughes, Ofelia Hunt, Cameron Pierce, Mike Young, Matthew Simmons, Darby Larson, Aaron Sitze, and Adam Breckenridge.
Hey Everybody =] **NEW** The Devil's Minstrels Episode-2 has been RELEASED! Episode-2 "The Big Gig!"
Picking up where they left off at the end of Episode 1, Carl lets the rest of the band in on the details of "THE BIGGEST GIG EVAR !!!"
For those of you who are visiting my friend's myspace page, we are (Spinal Tap meets Modern Heavy Metal meets The Muppets) <-- NOT implying affiliation, just a descriptor - lol
Hey. I've been soooooo busy the last few months trying to get the album released that I have not been online here much. Just wondering what you have been up to??? and if you are ok??? drop me a comment if or when you get time and we will catch up...
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