John Ironmonger

The best journeys end at a place you can call home ...When a young man washes up, naked, on the sands of St Piran in Cornwall, he causes quite a stir in the remote village. From the retired village doctor and the schoolteacher to the beachcomber and the owner of the local bar, the priest''s wife and the romantic novelist, they take this lost soul into their hearts. But what the villagers don''t know is that Joe has fled the City of London, terrified that something he''s done is about to cause world-wide chaos. But is the end of the world really nigh? And what of the whale that lurks in the bay?

When a young man washes up, naked, on the sands of St Piran in Cornwall, he is quickly rescued by the villagers. From the retired village doctor and the schoolteacher, to the beachcomber and the owner of the local bar, the priest's wife and the romantic novelist, they take this lost soul into their midst. But what the villagers don't know is that Joe Haak has fled the City of London fearing a worldwide collapse of civilisation, a collapse forecast by Cassie, a computer program he designed. But is the end of the world really nigh? Can Joe convince the village to seal itself off from the outside world? And what of the whale that lurks in the bay? Intimate, funny and deeply moving, Not Forgetting the Whale is the story of a man on a journey to find a place he can call home.

When young idealist Tom publicly humiliates politician Monty in a Cornish pub, it sparks a simmering feud that cascades through their intertwined lives. The consequences of their argument, and the deadly wager they strike, will cascade down the decades. Years later, they find themselves a long way from St Piran onto a colossal iceberg drifting south away from Greenland, their only companion a starving polar bear. This is a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis.

"NOT ALL OF THIS IS TRUE. But some surely is. Most of it, I hope." When five wealthy trophy hunters descend upon a remote African forest, they overlook the passionate young researcher, Angel Restorick, who has learned to communicate with the chimpanzees she studies. As the hunters close in, Angel must use her unique bond with the chimps to outwit the human predators. From the Cornish village of St Piran to the jungles of Tanzania and back, this gripping tale weaves themes of conservation, connection, and courage against exploitation.

Un joven aparece desnudo y medio ahogado en la playa de St Piran, un remoto y aislado pueblecito de Cornualles. Su llegada coincide, y se relaciona, con la aparición de una ballena en las aguas del pueblo. Sus habitantes no saben que se llama Jonas "Joe" Haak, que es un analista de la City londinense y que ha diseñado a Cassie, un programa informatico para anticiparse a los movimientos de los mercados. Tampoco saben que su extraña aparicion esta relacionada con las grandes perdidas de su banco y con los ultimos datos analizados por Cassie que apuntan a que puede desatarse una "tormenta perfecta": una crisis energetica y economica global que provocara el caos, y la desaparicion de la ley y el orden en todo el mundo; solo prevalecera la lucha por la supervivencia.¿Esta tan cerca el fin del mundo? ¿Podra el misterioso analista de la City convencer a St Piran para que se aisle del mundo exterior y se prepare para lo peor? Y, en medio de esta situacion dramatica, ¿que relacion hay entre Jonas y la enigmatica ballena que acecha en la bahia?Como en sus anteriores obras, John Ironmonger nos brinda en "La ballena de St Piran" una novela original que alienta la reflexion del lector sobre temas acuciantes de nuestros dias, pero sin olvidar ni la inventiva ni las emociones humanas. "La ballena de St Piran" es una novela inteligente y entrañable, una fabula divertida y profundamente conmovedora que resalta, en un momento apocaliptico, no nuestro lado oscuro sino nuestros aspectos mas humanos.