{"id":26700,"date":"2025-01-14T18:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/not-my-country-by-ae-dean-bookchattercookiebiscuit\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:24:06","slug":"not-my-country-by-ae-dean-bookchattercookiebiscuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=26700","title":{"rendered":"Not My Country by AE Dean \u2013 Bookchatter@Cookiebiscuit"},"content":{"rendered":"


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England in the mid-2030s. It\u2019s no longer a good place to grow old, nor is it a good place to be young.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Louise is in her seventies and has travelled for most of her life, but there\u2019s nothing left for her except the careful plans she\u2019s made for one final journey.<\/em><\/p>\n

Adam is in his mid-twenties with his whole life before him. He\u2019s not from the UK, but his dream of a life there died shortly after arriving on British shores.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now he wants to go home.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Their journey begins when this mismatched pair are thrown together.<\/em><\/p>\n

They have to discover their common humanity and overcome the age gap as well as the wealth of cultural differences which divides them.<\/em><\/p>\n

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My Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been years since 75-year-old Louise has seen a homeless person on the street. After all, they were all \u2018homed\u2019 and settled years back. So seeing one is a shock.<\/p>\n

Her comments on immigrants are typical of her generation \u2013 are economic migrants taking places from true refugees from war torn countries? She\u2019s not sure, but we need to stop the boats, the traffickers. Many people I know would agree with that. Isn\u2019t it one of the reasons we did Brexit? We\u2019d lost our national identity and wanted our sovereignty back. As a second generation immigrant of Polish\/Jewish heritage, it\u2019s never been my view. But my parents were welcomed with open arms and post-war my father became a civil engineer and worked in the UK all his life.<\/p>\n

Adam is one of those \u2018unwanted\u2019 immigrants. Having arrived from France in an inflatable boat, he is now on the run, trying to find the land of milk and honey he dreamed about. But that land is long gone. He\u2019s not welcome here \u2013 immigrants are often beaten up and handed in \u2013 a reward being available for those who do so. Now he just wants to go home to North Africa.<\/p>\n

Ten years in the future, both political parties have failed miserably to sort out the country, and someone has to be blamed. Far right parties full of rhetoric and empty promises have the answer as far as many are concerned, and they are now in power. But for Louise, she no longer recognises her home, and having lost her husband Mike a few years ago, she decides to sell up and travel across Europe in her old camper van. And that\u2019s when she meets Adam.<\/p>\n

Not My Country<\/em> is part story and part reflection on just how bad society could become if we allow it to happen. France is the same \u2013 maybe even worse. We have lost our humanity. We can see it in America. It will certainly make you think, but it\u2019s a very bleak outlook and I hope we never get there.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0@ZooloosBT\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.<\/p>\n

PS Please don\u2019t start trolling me about \u2018my\u2019 views. These are the views of the characters in the book and don\u2019t reflect my own. I was a staunch remainer and still am.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018A life spent living and working in the multicultural atmosphere of London furnished A. E. Dean with a wealth of material about which to write, once retired and settled in the British Midland\/<\/p>\n

Not My Country <\/em>is the first of but hopefully not the last book published in this later-life authorial career.\u2019<\/p>\n

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A.E\u2019s Social Media<\/strong>
Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61565553996984<\/a>
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/a.e.deanauthor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Links<\/strong>
Goodreads: https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/218648242-not-my-country<\/a>
Purchase Link: https:\/\/mybook.to\/notmycountry-zbt<\/a><\/p>\n

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