XYZ by William Knight-Humerous Fiction # Giveaway *********
Jack Cooper is 55 and feels as if he could be a century more. He is divorced and hence
trying to keep his head above water for his two children and two households. He has just
started a new job. His field is IT however this is where the extra century fits as everyone
around him appears to be young and carefree with a language of their own. Gender
neutral is not something he has come across before which makes him feel, well, old
and odd. 'XYZ is for every Gen-Xer who ever struggled with a device, and for everyone
else who loves emojis ... said no one ever”. Generation X are born 1964-1980,
Generation Y 1981-1996 and Generation Z “Zoomers” 19965-present day. ' This is
a short easy read with lots of smiles along the way. A tongue in cheek look at
modern culture and how we adapt or not to it. I think perhaps best appreciated
by those of a certain generation - maybe X or Y who have seen the changes and
remember pre technology. An almost nostalgic read of a potential grumpy
“old” man who can laugh at himself. A very entertaining read.
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XYZ Jack Cooper is a depressed, analogue throwback; a cynical, alcoholic Gen-Xer whose glory days
are behind him. He’s unemployed, his marriage has broken down, he’s addicted to internet
hook-ups, and is deeply ashamed of his son Geronimo, who lives life dressed as a bear. When Jack’s daughter engineers a job for him at totally-lit tech firm Sweet, he’s confronted
by a Millennial and Zoomer culture he can’t relate to. He loathes every detail – every IM,
gif and emoji – apart from Freya, twenty years his junior and addicted to broadcasting her
life on social media. Can Jack evolve to fit in at Sweet, or will he remain a dinosaur stuck in the 1980s? And will
he halt his slide into loneliness and repair his family relationships? XYZ is for every Gen-Xer who ever struggled with a device, and for everyone else who
loves emojis ... said no one ever. Purchase Link US - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TTWHYL2 UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TTWHYL2
Author Bio –
William Knight is British born writer and technologist currently living and working in
Wellington, New Zealand. He’s chased a portfolio career which began in acting,
progressed to music, flirted with handbag manufacturing and was eventually wired
into technology in the late nineties. “I had my first feature published in Computing magazine back in 2003 and subsequently
wrote about the many successes and failings of high-tech for the Guardian, Financial
Times and the BBC among many others publications. I now work as an IT consultant,
and write blistering content for technology firms :-)” says William The Donated (formerly Generation), his debut novel and a Sci-tech Thriller, started
in 2001 and was ten years in development. XYZ, “A mid-life crisis with a comic vein”,
took far less time. “But I think it’s funnier and better. Yay. Jazz hands!” Social Media Links – https://www.facebook.com/WilliamKnightAuthor http://www.williamknight.info https://twitter.com/_William_Knight Giveaway to Win $10 Amazon voucher and a signed copy of XYZ (Open INT)
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OR if you don’t like html or are on WordPressXYZ Jack Cooper is a depressed, analogue throwback; a cynical, alcoholic Gen-Xer whose glory days
are behind him. He’s unemployed, his marriage has broken down, he’s addicted to internet
hook-ups, and is deeply ashamed of his son Geronimo, who lives life dressed as a bear. When Jack’s daughter engineers a job for him at totally-lit tech firm Sweet, he’s confronted
by a Millennial and Zoomer culture he can’t relate to. He loathes every detail – every IM,
gif and emoji – apart from Freya, twenty years his junior and addicted to broadcasting her
life on social media. Can Jack evolve to fit in at Sweet, or will he remain a dinosaur stuck in the 1980s? And will
he halt his slide into loneliness and repair his family relationships? XYZ is for every Gen-Xer who ever struggled with a device, and for everyone else who
loves emojis ... said no one ever. Purchase Link US - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TTWHYL2 UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TTWHYL2
Author Bio –
William Knight is British born writer and technologist currently living and working in Wellington, New Zealand. He’s chased a portfolio career which began in acting,
progressed to music, flirted with handbag manufacturing and was eventually wired
into technology in the late nineties. “I had my first feature published in Computing magazine back in 2003 and subsequently
wrote about the many successes and failings of high-tech for the Guardian, Financial
Times and the BBC among many others publications. I now work as an IT consultant,
and write blistering content for technology firms :-)” says William The Donated (formerly Generation), his debut novel and a Sci-tech Thriller, started
in 2001 and was ten years in development. XYZ, “A mid-life crisis with a comic vein”,
took far less time. “But I think it’s funnier and better. Yay. Jazz hands!” Social Media Links – https://www.facebook.com/WilliamKnightAuthor http://www.williamknight.info https://twitter.com/_William_Knight Giveaway to Win $10 Amazon voucher and a signed copy of XYZ (Open INT)
(Please note this is NOT organised by Nickis book blog) *Terms and Conditions –Worldwide entries welcome. Please enter using the Rafflecopter
box below. The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and
will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then
Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all
entrants aged 18 or over. Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used
for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the
winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for
fulfilment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random Resources will delete the
data. I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.
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