Jul 28, 2015
@Writerer @BBCBooks #doctorwho #tindogpodcast @BBCWBC
Isn’t life terrible? Isn’t it all going to end in tears? Won’t
it be good to just give up and let something else run my mind, my
life?
Something distinctly odd is going on in Arbroath. It could be to do
with golfers being dragged down into the bunkers at the Fetch
Brothers’ Golf Spa Hotel, never to be seen again. It might be
related to the strange twin grandchildren of the equally strange
Mrs Fetch – owner of the hotel and fascinated with octopuses. It
could be the fact that people in the surrounding area suddenly know
what others are thinking, without anyone saying a word.
Whatever it is, the Doctor is most at home when faced with the
distinctly odd. With the help of Fetch Brothers' Junior
Receptionist Bryony, he’ll get to the bottom of things. Just so
long as he does so in time to save Bryony from quite literally
losing her mind, and the entire world from destruction.
Because something huge, ancient and alien lies hidden beneath the
ground – and it’s starting to wake up…
About the Author
A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novelDay. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at Warwick University.