Time Leap (29 page)

SYNOPSIS:

A very funny, light-hearted
fictional diary, seen through the eyes of misfit twenty-something
Simon Broom. After starting a microbiology course, Simon lands an
English teaching job in Shanghai, China, and heads off on a
life-changing adventure with quirky girlfriend Julie Bucket. The
story covers eight months in the young couple's lives, as they
interact with other expat teachers and strive to find themselves in
an alien culture.

READER REVIEWS:

This is absolutely and utterly
hilarious! I am very picky about my humor; most of what passes for
it is witless and dumb. Yours is of the smart observational kind,
and wickedly funny.

(Andi Brown, ‘Animal
Cracker’).

What madness! Is getting a job
in China really that easy? Wonderfully escapist stuff with plenty
of smile-raising moments. On my watchlist as we speak.

(Simon Marks, ‘That English
Weirdo’).

I like it! An easy read for
when you need cheering up or when relaxing by a pool.

(Claire Lyman,
‘Inevitable’).

A la Adrian Mole - a really
humorous foray into teaching.

(Sarah Churchill, UK).

Bucket &
Broom Tie the Knot

(Fiction, humour).

This is the
continuing story of misfit Simon Broom and his side-kick girlfriend
Julie Bucket as they experience life in China, as told through
Simon’s eyes, ears and everything else! In ‘
Bucket & Broom Tie the Knot’
, the
couple have finally found their feet in Shanghai – and Simon finds
that Julie really is pregnant. But who is the father? Simon is
driven from pillar to post whilst he strives to answer this
question – stumbling across American journalist Sam James on the
way. Falling in love with Sam, Simon is more confused than ever
about his life and turns, as usual, to his friend and mentor Anton
for guidance. Meanwhile, we meet the Bucket family for the first
time, and catch up with Simon’s father, who makes a surprising
announcement. A cocktail of entertaining and interesting questions
about life are humorously mixed with Bucket & Broom’s unique
blend of comic rapport to produce the Bucket & Broom philosophy
on life.