A Disturbed Girl's Guide to Curing Boredom
James Howell
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Author James Howell said: “Hannah Harker will be loved by some readers, and hated by others, but her story will force everyone to look at their own life and confront some very uncomfortable questions.
“Her actions and the consequences will sicken many people, but the underlying motivation behind what she does is simply to live a happy and rewarding life instead of being trampled into dull mediocrity by rules, authority and social convention.
“Everyone is capable of achieving more than they currently do, and hopefully Hannah Harker will provide a twisted inspiration for people to wake up and set their goals much higher.”
James compares this book to Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel.
Synopsis
Hannah Harker is bored. Her tedious job as a local newspaper reporter is grinding her soul to dust and she cannot find anything to interest or excite her.
Refusing to accept an average life of anonymity, she decides to tear up all the rule books and do everything in her power to find a cure for this boredom.
Free from the shackles of social convention and morality, she sets off down a dark and dangerous path that will change her forever.
A terrible tragedy of her own making sends her spiralling into meltdown and the lives of countless people get dragged into her twisted world.
Embarking on a brutal journey through Asia, she befriends arms dealers in Thailand, gangsters in Hong Kong and terrorists in Malaysia, while breaking the hearts of men and women at every turn.
As the clock ticks down to a shattering conclusion, the world can only pray that she self-destructs before creating the most staggering news event in history.
About the Author
James Howell once led a mediocre but respectable life as a freelance journalist, contributing to a range of newspapers and magazines.
Since meeting and falling in love with Hannah Harker, he has turned his back on everything he was and everyone he knew. He is consumed by an insatiable desire to be with Harker, even though he knows that doing so will drag him towards a black hole of insanity.
Howell now follows Harker against her wishes and plans to write about her activities until one, or both, or them self destruct.
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Paperback
246 pages pages
Author
James Howell
Publisher
Amygdala Press
Publication date
30th June 2011
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ISBN
9780956926005
