The Page eBook Jonathan Lee
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Dark. Twisting. Simple.
M. Jonathan Lee has previously been compared to award winning authors such as Mark Haddon, Nick Hornby and Rachel Joyce.
The Page is part two of the ‘The Series’ trilogy, with the first novel titled ‘The Radio’. Although part of a trilogy, these books do not necessarily read in chronological order.
Combining dark humour with a racing storyline, Jonathan draws the reader in to work out what will happen to the main character before he himself does.
Following a tragic car accident, Michael Sewell is alone for the first time. The loss of his wife, Margaret, after thirty years of marriage has left a hole far greater than Michael could have imagined. Persuaded to go on holiday by his daughter Jane, he's at the pool when a page blown from a book sticks to his chest. The words from the page resonate with Michael, describing in detail the exact events leading up to the accident. Now, Michael must delve into his past and face his future, taking him and his family on a horrifying and tragic journey toward the truth…
M. Jonathan Lee found inspiration for this black comedy novel unbelievably, while holidaying in America and being hit in the face by the page of a book. Jonathan began thinking about what would happen if the page had described something personal, and Michael’s dark secrets developed from that point onwards. Jonathan still has the original page at home to this day.
Every novel that Jonathan writes has a twist in it, and ‘The Page’ is no exception. In the case of this book, he plays with the reader as there are fifteen clues throughout, which give away the inevitable twist.
The first part of this series ‘The Radio’ was nationally shortlisted for the Novel Prize in 2012.
Other novels by M. Jonathan Lee include the first part of the trilogy ‘The Radio’, dark family mystery ‘Broken Branches’, ‘A Tiny Feeling of Fear’ and ‘Drift Stumble Fall’.
Jonathan’s writing has always been inspired by a number of novels, including Alex Garland's The Beach, and his writing is comparable to Mark Haddon, Nick Hornby and Joseph Connolly.
Jonathan’s novels are published with the Northern Publishing House, Hideaway Fall. All novels published through Hideaway Fall are creative fiction that grab the attention of the reader and have unexpected twists in the plot. They stray away from sci’fi, romance novels and non-fiction, because as they state, they’re ‘not our bag’.
Jonathan is active in the author community, and has spoken on multiple occasions in schools, colleges, prisons and universities about creative writing and storytelling and appeared at various literary festivals including Sheffield’s Off the Shelf and Doncaster’s Turn the Page festival.
He is also a tireless campaigner for mental health awareness, which has led him to write regularly for the Huffington Post, the Big Issue and spoken at length on numerous occasions about his own personal struggle on the BBC and Radio Talk Europe.
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The Page eBook Jonathan Lee Reviews
The Page is unlike anything that I've read before. Primarily a thriller, it's also a dark and witty tale, with possibly one of the most obnoxious and quite cruel lead characters that I've ever come across.
Michael is holidaying alone. Margaret, his wife of over thirty years was killed in a car accident a few months ago and his daughter Jane arranged this trip to Spain for him. Michael has always been in control, he has always made all of the decisions. Life for him has been one where everyone around him bowed to his wishes, and if anything displeased him, or didn't fit into his idea of a perfect world, then he got rid of the problem.
Michael doesn't really know how to relax, especially not in this family-centred mass tourist resort in Spain. He is annoyed by the children, by the other adult guests and by the food. Spain is too hot, they don't serve good whisky and the pool is far too crowded. Oh, and it gets windy too. A particularly strong gust of wind blows a book's pages all over the poolside and Michael ends up with one page stuck to his sun lotion oiled chest. When Michael reads this random page from a random book he is shocked and quite frightened; this page details his life and the last sentence scares him.
The Page details Michaels quest to track down the remainder of the book, to try to find out just what happens next. This is an intriguing premise, and although it is the central theme of the story, for me, the beauty of this novel is everything that goes on around Michael and the other characters in thes story.
M Jonathan Lee has a wonderful way with words, his descriptive prose is stunning, but not overdone. In fact, his writing can be very abrupt and quite sparse, but I like that - why use 50 words when 10 carefully chosen ones can do the same job?
"Lynne, a lady in her forties, had a shock of blond hair. She wore thick red lipstick which had the consistency of pate. Her eyelids were painted a shiny light blue. Her fingernails, which extended claw-like, were painted to match her lips. She smiled in a way that suggested that any joy she experienced in life was categorically outside of the workplace."
The reader is taken back to key points in Michael's life; starting work, meeting his wife Margaret, becoming a parent, and each event clearly shows the intricacies of Michael's somewhat appalling character. We meet his daughter Jane, we become involved in her life and her work and her desperation to please her father.
The Page ended quite abruptly, with some questions unanswered, with some characters still mysterious. I don't mind that, I love a story that makes me think, and ponder and wonder what the hell just happened!
Unusual, quirky, well written with characters that the reader will love and hate in equal measures. I'm a fan!
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