Snatching Little Ben

eBook Snatching Little Ben, back cover blurb

Meet 35- year-old Paul Williams. Divorced. Unassertive. Trying his best to live a simple stress-free life. If only it were that easy.

He lives on his scruffy plywood yacht moored in Davison's Dyke on the Norfolk Broads - the cheapest and most isolated moorings in the village with zero facilities - and teaches at the local college.

Paying the mortgage for his ex-matrimonial home and maintenance for his much-loved son, Ben, means Paul's simple life (or hand to mouth existence as we would call it) is a challenge.

But this is the least of his worries. Because Paul's simple life has started to fall apart. His job is under threat and so is access to his high IQ son, the centre of his world. To add further fuel to the fire, two local criminals are tempting him (the least likely criminal ever) to become embroiled in running 'something' in his boat from the Netherlands to Norfolk.

As his turmoil escalates, he's left with two options:

Stay and fight or

Snatch his son and sail away.

Find out how Paul's simple life turns so complicated, the lengths he'll go to just keep his son close, and the married mature student who has set her sights on him.

Funny, entertaining, frustrating and touching in equal measure Snatching Little Ben will have you compelled from the start. As a taster take the Preview option to immediately download the Prologue in epub format which can be viewed in almost all eReaders - I use the excellent ReadEra app which is both free and ad free!

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Beautifully written and love the atmosphere of the Norfolk Broads.

Jane on goodreads.

A novel that evokes the sublime loneliness of the single-handed yachtsman - and the wonderful magic of the waters of East Anglia and the Netherlands. This is a book that captures both person and place - and is a treasure trove of the art and feelings of sailing a small vulnerable boat.

Edward Wilson, author of A River in May and seven novels in the Catesby series published by Arcadia Books.

The ending gives a poignancy to the entire book and I would really recommend it to anyone.

Charlotte on lovereading.