{"product_id":"the-great-convergence-paperback-1","title":"The Great Convergence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJess Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1979 in the tiny English village of Little Saddlington where local auctioneers Rubicon \u0026amp; Shipley find their next auction has been mysteriously publicised around the world causing thousands of people to descend upon it, many to find their lives become changed through the extraordinary occurrences created by 'The Great Convergence'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor George Roberts lives in a cottage on a stretch of salmon river next to Little Saddlington. Still wracked by nightmares of the defeat and slaughter of his men during world war two the Major has been fighting a twelve year running battle with his landlord Geoffrey Rawlston, who has unsuccessfully tried everything possible to force the Major out of the cottage. Now that the Major cannot afford to renew his lease Rawlston will finally get the cottage and salmon fishings back, forcing the Major to move to a retirement home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll over the world people are making plans to come to what has been advertised as a very important auction. General Chuck Verbeer from America, an Arab Sheikh from the Ahram desert, Bill Boyd from Australia and Hiroyuki Takada from Japan arrive along with thousands of people who overwhelm the tiny village. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe villagers and crowds of visitors become embroiled in chaotic scenes throughout the six day auction, but in amongst the chaos there is much more going on than meets the eye and in the end there is a very different outcome for the auctioneer and his silent backer than the one they were expecting as there is for almost everyone involved, including the Crow that was a Rook! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Excerpt: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daggers came even closer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"But you would be welcome in my home for no payment at all, as are all the peoples who wander upon the earth. What is the price?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I can't, I mean, really, you must understand...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Silence! We shall not wait longer for I can see that you are a difficult man. As you will not give us the price...\" the Sheikh snapped his fingers and the one who was not the Religious One produced a flat bag from within his robes and handed it to him without moving his eyes from Rawlston or removing the dagger from his face. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sheikh produced a fistful of money from the bag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This is what we offer to stay in your house!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRawlston looked in amazement at the large wad of notes in the Sheikh's hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Take it or we go!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shaken Geoffrey Rawlston took the money and the Arabs walked past him into the hallway and on into the lounge. He ran after them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"But don't you want to count what you've just given me?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sheikh made a dismissive gesture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"We would like to eat now.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Eat?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Yes, you do eat I suppose?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRawlston nodded dumbly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Well have you any lamb?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Lamb?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Yes, it is a small sheep.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Oh, lamb! Yes, I'll get some lamb! You just hang on here and I'll organise some food!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sheikh sighed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRawlston's brain had finally overcome the shock and shifted into gear as he realised how valuable these 'guests' of his might be considering the large amount of money they had just furnished him with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Good, we will look to establish ourselves in your house, find our places to sleep and await your call to dine.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Dine? Yes, of course, I'll just be a little while your, er...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe backed out of the room half bowing and left them to get his car and go shopping. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Contents: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Plan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Saddlington \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Major \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Response \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arab \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Aussie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Yank \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jap \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cornishman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lancashire Lads \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scotsman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConverging \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCountdown \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Viewing Days \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Auction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay Two \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay Three \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay Four \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay Five \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Day \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAftermath \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48330032939257,"sku":"9780956583130","price":12.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/awX7lEV6b9780956583130.webp?v=1777366744","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-great-convergence-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}