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Peter Tarnofsky

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first registered 07.09.08

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Truth be told, I'm not using Authonomy much these days. I'll drop in occasionally, mainly to try to hawk my collection of short stories (for adults), cheerfully entitled "They All Die At The End". See the link below to purchase for Kindle.

It's also available from amazon.com for those who prefer US dollars to Great British Pounds.

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I'm leaving my Authonomied book here for the time being - alternatively, why not buy your own copy?! It's available on Lulu (see below for clickable URL - truncated on the screen but it works if you click it).

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And, if any agents, publishers or delighted readers wish to contact me, please use...

pt5415 (at) yahoo (dot) com


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I started writing my first book towards the end of a ten-year run of conventional jobs.

Two novels (for children), one collection of short stories (for adults) and a smattering of picture books later (all yet to be published), I look after my daughter full-time - and write while she's at school, or asleep or (tut tut) in front of the television (only occasionally, honest).

Writing and childcare are the best two jobs I've ever had and the pay for the two is currently identical.

favourite books

I'm not pretending these are my absolute favourite books ever, but here are the first five books I can think of which I've thoroughly enjoyed:
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks - Christopher Brookmyre
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
The Lay Of The Land - Richard Ford
Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure - Dave Gorman

my websites

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00519AB2W     http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/timestand/11

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my books

Timestand

Peter Tarnofsky

Learning how to freeze time turns out to be the easy part. (Bully-baiting, crime-thwarting, disappearance, and a dodo follow.)


*** NOW AVAILABLE ON LULU ! ***

Cross your fingers and make a wish...


Tim certainly wouldn't have wished for this – his best friend injured and then abducted from hospital, his father struck down by unexplained fainting fits, an unsettling new neighbour who no one else has even noticed and his home being burgled. And on top of it all, violent storms are brewing, looking like the sky might crack open.


Besides, Tim didn't want to cross his fingers in the first place but now it's more serious than just rescuing window cleaners and thwarting the occasional bank heist. The dodo might be coming back, his trebuchet for the school fête isn't finished and the only help he can find is written in Greek.


And his maths teacher would be furious if he knew Tim was responsible for the second loss of Fermat's last theorem.

 

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BeeJoy wrote 1 day ago

Hello. How are you? I would appreciate to switch comments and feedbac....

Nigel Fields wrote 83 days ago

Oh, sure. I have thought about kickstarter myself. I will post it on ....

Terry Murphy wrote 84 days ago

Hi Peter, Thank you for that. And thank you for your long, endurin....

Nigel Fields wrote 84 days ago

Peter, Thank you for the nudge. If you could please now shove--and ....

maretha wrote 86 days ago

Dear Peter, I have a children's animal adventures book on site and wo....

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I wrote 701 days ago

Just for fun, I thought I'd post a review which I received. It's probably not fair to name the publishing house or the editor so I won't and have removed one sentence which would identify them. However, I will comment on the review... **** REVIEW BEGINS **** I had a chance to look at this a... view book

I wrote 1157 days ago

Not just a good opening line for chapter 1 - great sentences seem to be scattered all over the first six chapters. (I especially liked the one about Adrian realising that the hand wasn't his own.) Oh, and the story seems gripping so far - it's not just that I like the odd sentence here and there..... view book

I wrote 1166 days ago

Well written, funny and with a great cast of idiots - what more could you wish for? Thoroughly enjoyable opening. view book

I wrote 1200 days ago

I found this book from a recommendation in the forum and I'm very glad I followed it up. It's beautifully and movingly written - I could feel my eyes prickling, especially at the moment when the boy tells his grandfather that they will have to find his birthday. It's not a subject I know very much... view book

I wrote 1200 days ago

The dialogue is great - especially the mixture of accent and childhood mispronunciation in Junior's sentences. It's gentle and evocative - sitting at my desk on a cold winter's day I suddenly felt warmer by immersing myself in this book. Good luck with it - it's on my shelf. view book

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