Tim E. Bowling ist Berater für Gastroenterologie und klinische Ernährung am Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Set in the Capital City of Autumn, this collection brings to life the characters from The Great Gatsby through masterful poetry. The poems offer wisdom, particularly at the reflective hour of three a.m., and are infused with a whimsical touch, making them perfect for quiet evenings.
Set against the backdrop of autumn 1975, the story follows Sean as he grapples with the death of Lari Edison, the owner of his childhood comic book store. This event triggers memories of his youth, where he discovers secrets that threaten his family and stir conflict in his small town. As he navigates his newfound abilities, the narrative weaves together themes of childhood imagination, difficult decisions, and the fading essence of life along the Fraser River, enriched by a cast of memorable characters.
"Nearly sixty years of life, with all of its diversities and social pleasure, its joys and sorrows, successes and failures, a whole changing theatre cast of characters, some still loved and on the stage, others long since slipped into the darkened wings, and I remain most entranced by the simple glories of a fruit tree and a songbird. Why should it be so?" In this lush collection of essays Tim Bowling picks up the common questions, and beauties, of life and examines them closely. From questions of love and money, to the search for solitude in a clamouring world, to poetry and the place of art today, Bowling writes beautifully and thoughtfully on what it means to be alive now. And in the end, we come back to the moon, the trees, the salmon that swim to the sea and the call of the red-winged blackbird, which his mother imitated to call him inside at night, as a child.