BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour ~ The Hurtle of Hell by Simon Edge
BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour ~ The Hurtle of Hell by Simon Edge
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BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour
This is my first year on the BBNYA Panel and I’m so excited to also be part of the Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour!
Even though you’ve probably seen all our posts on joining the Panel, you haven’t seen much else! That’s because we don’t want to tell anyone which books we’re reading and how we liked them! We do that to keep things fair because it’s interesting to…
They dug up his bones. They didn’t know he had a mind of his own. Under tennis courts in the ruins of a great abbey, archaeologists find the remains of St Edmund, once venerated as England’s patron…
They dug up his bones. They didn’t know he had a mind of his own.
Under tennis courts in the ruins of a great abbey, archaeologists find the remains of St Edmund, once venerated as England’s patron saint, but lost for half a millennium.
Culture Secretary Marina Spencer, adored by those who have never met her, scents an opportunity. She promotes Edmund as a new patron saint for the United Kingdom, playing up his Scottish, Welsh and Irish credentials. Unfortunately these are pure fiction, invented by Mark Price, her downtrodden aide, in a moment of panic.
The only person who can see through the deception is Mark’s cousin Hannah, a member of the dig team. Will she blow the whistle or help him out? And what of St Edmund himself, watching through the prism of a very different age?
Splicing ancient and modern as he did in The Hopkins Conundrum and A Right Royal Face-Off, Simon Edge pokes fun at Westminster culture and celebrates the cult of a medieval saint in another beguiling and utterly original comedy.
Final Thoughts
This was a pretty interesting concept and it was well executed! St. Edmund’s discovery by archaeologists and subsequent rise to popularity through a series of minor events was an interesting concept on its own. To elevate that by having the stakes rise based on St. Edmund’s actions themselves was an even more interesting idea, and I’m glad the story developed in that direction. The ending was a bit confusing at first, but I think it also made sense. I would have liked a bit more of a climactic climax–as the one we have is a bit flat–but the story is still well rounded and well written.
