Bøger af Gideon Burrows

What if you were offered an easier, cheaper and quicker way to do the family shop? Rosa Bodran is in a rush as usual. The ferocious weather is doing everything it can to prevent her getting on with her day. Then she's made an offer she can't refuse. A virtual reality shopping experience. The man promises it will be quicker. He assures her it will be cheaper. He tells her it will be more convenient. It seems the perfect solution to picking her kids up on time, despite the freezing hail and wind. But all is not as it seems. The weather is a portent of something more terrible to come. Virtual reality becomes the least of Rosa's challenges. It could put everything she cares for at risk. Would you take the virtual reality shop? Or is it best to just say no?Dive into this futuristic thriller, and face some of the deepest questions about what you want your future to look like.From the award winning author of Portico and The Illustrator's Daughter, comes a short book that shows this challenging writer at the cutting edge of what he does.For Portico "Portico is a thought-provoking thriller. I'm already casting the film version in my mind." ¿¿¿¿¿ Goodreads "Pacy, thrilling, suspenseful and complex to keep your attention… this is a must-read for anyone who likes intelligently-written thrillers - political, techno, or otherwise." ¿¿¿¿¿ Amazon "The best of this genre I have read for a long time." ¿¿¿¿¿ Amazon For The Illustrator's Daughter"I finished this book and then went to give my children a big kiss and hug." ¿¿¿¿¿ Amazon "A brilliant book. Couldn't put it down." ¿¿¿¿¿ Amazon "This book took my breath away. Absolutely couldn't put it down. Beautifully written, it explores some hugely emotional issues with honesty and grace. Can absolutely recommend." ¿¿¿¿¿ Amazon "Honest, heartbreaking and unputdownable."¿¿¿¿¿ Amazon For The Spiral "Creepy and claustrophobic." Andy MacDonald "Recommended to all who love a bit of creeping dread in their lives." ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Amazon "Another superb story from an emerging author." ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Amazon

Change your diet. Think positive and you'll live. Doctors aren't always right. Get some experimental treatment. Watch this YouTube video. Read this article. Visit this website. It's the chemo that'll kill you, not the cancer. There's always a chance. There's always hope. There's no harm in trying... When Gideon Burrows was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, he found himself in the cancer twilight zone: a place where hope and wellbeing are exalted, and where truth and rationality are sometimes optional extras. It's a world where the dying are always bravely battling, survivors are venerated and where charities and wellness gurus are beyond criticism. It's a place of miracle diets, self-healing and positive thinking. When there are so many contradicting opinions and so much background noise, how do you separate the sane from the sound? How do you make decisions that are wise rather than wishful thinking? This book challenges the very foundations of how we respond to the disease. It will make you angry, it may make you cry. It will make you feel hopeful and hopeless in equal measure. Above all, though, it will make you think.

What if you were offered an easier, cheaper and quicker way to do the family shop?Rosa Bodran is in a rush as usual.The ferocious weather is doing everything it can to prevent her getting on with her day.Then she's made an offer she can't refuse. A virtual reality shopping experience.The man promises it will be quicker.He assures her it will be cheaper.He tells her it will be more convenient.It seems the perfect solution to picking her kids up on time, despite the freezing hail and wind.But all is not as it seems.The weather is a portent of something more terrible to come. Virtual reality becomes the least of Rosa's challenges.It could put everything she cares for at risk.Would you take the virtual reality shop? Or is it best to just say no?Dive into this futuristic thriller, and face some of the deepest questions about what you want your future to look like.From the award winning author of Portico and The Illustrator's Daughter, comes a short book that shows this challenging writer at the cutting edge of what he does.For Portico"Portico is a thought-provoking thriller. I'm already casting the film version in my mind." ★★★★★ Goodreads"Pacy, thrilling, suspenseful and complex to keep your attention... this is a must-read for anyone who likes intelligently-written thrillers - political, techno, or otherwise." ★★★★★ Amazon"The best of this genre I have read for a long time." ★★★★★ AmazonFor The Illustrator's Daughter"I finished this book and then went to give my children a big kiss and hug." ★★★★★ Amazon "A brilliant book. Couldn't put it down." ★★★★★ Amazon "This book took my breath away. Absolutely couldn't put it down. Beautifully written, it explores some hugely emotional issues with honesty and grace. Can absolutely recommend." ★★★★★ Amazon "Honest, heartbreaking and unputdownable."★★★★★ Amazon For The Spiral"Creepy and claustrophobic." Andy MacDonald "Recommended to all who love a bit of creeping dread in their lives." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon "Another superb story from an emerging author." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon

*** Panic Room meets Lord of the Flies in this chilling claustrophobic thriller **** "From the award winning author of Portico, comes another thriller novel that will knock you over and leave you gasping for air." What if the staircase you are walking down never ends? Four very different strangers are trapped alive on a spiral staircase, 129 steps deep under the City of London. They have no food. There is no water. No-one even knows they're missing. Time is ticking and together they must find a way out before they starve to death. But as thirst, hunger and despair take over, personalities clash and their darkest secrets are exposed. Pushed to their very limits, it becomes a desperate battle to survive. Who will give up? Who will die? And who will fight to the very end? This dark, claustrophobic thriller will expose your own deepest fears. The clever twist will leave you gasping for air.>From the award winning author of Portico and The Illustrator's Daughter. "Creepy and claustrophobic." Andy MacDonald "Recommended to all who love a bit of creeping dread in their lives!" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon "Another superb story from an emerging author." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon Praise for Gideon Burrows thriller novels: "Pacy, thrilling, suspenseful and complex to keep your attention... this is a must-read for anyone who likes intelligently-written thrillers - political, techno, or otherwise." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon (for Portico) "The best of this genre I have read for a long time." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon (for Portico) "This book took my breath away. Absolutely couldn't put it down." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon (for The Illustrator's Daughter) "Superbly written, engaging, would thoroughly recommend." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazon (for The Illustrator's Daughter)

*** WINNER: Self-Published Book of the Year 2014 *** Why do mums stay at home and dads go to work? Why do women treat men like idiots around babies? Where are all the new fathers we hear so much about? When he became a dad, Gideon Burrows didn't realise other men didn't do an equal share, or that he could have got away with doing far less. On his journey to fairer fatherhood he encountered dismissive midwives and father phobic workplaces, fanciful media stereotypes and patronising playgroup mums. In this controversial, frank and funny parenting memoir, Gideon Burrows discovers the real reason men don't do childcare. And what we should all do about it. Not your traditional daddy to be book On its search for answers, Men Can Do It reveals deeply ingrained fatherhood stereotypes, the role of the media, parenting books and celebrities, the politics of men and childcare, pregnancy and dads, and problematic paternity and parental leave legislation. It questions women's attitude towards fathers, sceptical mums at playgroups and pre-schools, old fashioned employers and society's outdated attitudes to what fatherhood should be all about. A book for fathers... and for mothers Men Can Do It would make an ideal gift for a new dad or new mum (or a dad or mum to be). It offers a welcome antidote to the pastel-coloured, soft-focussed baby books that just don't ring true, and the madcap dad memoirs that just reinforce the idea that men are idiots around babies. Revealing and challenging, but funny too, Men Can Do It shows what good parenting really can be in a modern world. A note from the author... I hope this book will show parents the how and why of a fairer parenting deal. I hope it will provide inspiration to those who would like to do it, evidence for those who need to be convinced it is right and possible, argument for those who aren't convinced it's a problem, and practical ideas for those who just don t know how to go about it. Please do reserve your copy now. I hope you enjoy the book! Gideon Burrows