Bøker av Simon Northouse

It all started with a walk...What could possibly go wrong?After a near-death experience, reclusive rock star Will Harding comes out of retirement and reforms his old band.For a man with little patience and a natural loathing of other people, it's a big call. It's hard enough to deal with the public, let alone his dysfunctional bandmates.As "The Resurrection Tour" begins, it's not long before Will is cast back into a world of chaos, egos, drugs, and strange coincidences.But something is not quite right... Is he in charge of his own destiny or merely a pawn in someone else's game, and will he regret his second chance?Meet The CharactersWill Harding - Singer/Songwriter: His idea of a good-time is walking in the wilderness, a glass of red, and an occasional humbug.Geordie - Bass Guitar: With a PhD in stupidity, Geordie is not your run-of the-mill moron. He never starts the fights, but he's good at finishing them. He can turn tranquillity into calamity in the blink of an eye... it's a gift!Robbo - Lead Guitar: When not in a self-induced weed coma, Robbo likes to contemplate the eternal mysteries of life, like why do men have nipples?Flaky - Drummer: A devout born again Christian, vegetarian, teetotaller, and professional nit-picker. In other words-a royal pain in the freckle.Chas - ex-Manager: Lying, deceitful, sly, underhand, manipulative-all the things you'd expect from a good Cockney manager.Arc Of A Shooting Star is a humorous misadventure in this dark comedy series. If you enjoy fiction that excites, entertains, makes you laugh out loud, and sometimes brings a tear to the eye, then start binge-reading the Shooting Star series today.A comical gem with a raw underbelly.Get it now!

You may not believe it, but inside Geordie's head there's a lot going on...When not being a rock star, Geordie has slipped into a life of quiet domesticity. House chores, being a watchful father, and a doting husband is not the Geordie we know.As his fortieth birthday approaches, two things suddenly focus his mind. His wife's clandestine behaviour has him worried. Plus, the Shooting Tsars have been selected to star in the country's top TV reality show and must undergo survival training in the Scottish Highlands.In his innocent, yet combative way, he brings chaos and calamity to those unfortunate enough to be caught in his wake.When he meets a troubled teenage boy, it awakens the demons from his own childhood.Can he unlock his past to save his future?

Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water!As bad as all four books are individually, the author has taken it upon himself to bundle them together into a boxset... or omnibus edition. I never thought it would happen, but here is the best of the best... or worst, plucked from the author's monthly Discombobulated Newsletters. Keep On Keeping On - Ed. (The author's unpaid, long-suffering Editor... and apparently, blurb writer, now.) Reply from the Author - Simon NorthouseThanks for that, Ed. Next time, don't sugar-coat it. Tell potential readers what you really think. I asked you to write a blurb, not a 1-star review! The cheque I haven't written, nor signed, will not be in the post. Catch you at 5:30 pm next Friday in the Pickled Flange... your shout!>"Hello, potential readers! Four books in one for the price of one - that is quadtabulous! If you want a bit of a laugh about giraffes, zebras, Romans, team-bonding, robots, billionaires and my diary of the lockdown blues, then you are in the right place.All proceeds will be generously donated to the author's bank account. We all need to do our bit for charity.Okay, I'm done. Time for a nice glass of white wine in my shed." Keep On Keeping On!Simon This boxset/omnibus edition contains the following books: Keep On Keeping OnKeep Karma and Carry OnLockdown Diary BluesCarry On Rewardless

The best of the best!Here it is, a collection of the funniest anecdotes, commentaries and timeless recollections you'll ever read - well, maybe not "ever" - but, I digress.We have garnered the best bits from the Simon Northouse, monthly, Discombobulated Newsletter and put them in one handy book, especially for you (and the author).Pithy, wry, amusing, interesting, prescient - how many more adjectives do you need?If you are into books that will cheer you up and put a smile on your dial - then this is for you. If you prefer sombre tomes of angst and dysfunctional relationships, then, give this a miss."One of the best books that was nearly never written... if only it wasn't"That doesn't even make sense (nothing ever does... believe me)Download today!And, remember, "Keep On Keeping On!"

Sixteen celebrities, four teams, a tropical island in the South Pacific and only one rule... survival at any cost! What could possibly go wrong?Will Harding is looking forward to his stint on the reality TV show, I Will Survive, like a hole in the head. Against the scheme from the beginning, his fatalistic pessimism is gathering momentum.Enduring unrelenting heat, humidity, hunger, killer coconuts, flesh-eating land crabs, wild boars, and idiotic challenges is going to be a tough gig. Enduring his three argumentative and dysfunctional bandmates for an entire month will be harder.Events take an unexpected turn when he strikes up a close relationship with a mesmerising woman, and also meets an arch-enemy from another team. He experiences two galvanising emotions... infatuation and revenge!As his team bumble and stumble from disaster to calamity, Will accidentally reveals a dark secret that threatens to tear his band apart.Is their shooting star about to implode, or can they come together and pull off the greatest miracle since Moses decided he didn't want to get his feet wet?A full-length standalone novel in the Shooting Star Series from the author of the hilarious bestseller "Nuts At Christmas".