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A Eurovision Calling
A Eurovision Calling
A Eurovision Calling
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It’s the Eurovision Song Contest and this year it’s being held in Bostrovia, a newly formed Balkan state. Bostrovia has no experience of hosting large events, but it does have a long history of dictatorship and its population is composed almost entirely of farmers. So what could possibly go wrong?

WARNING: This story contains far too many national stereotypes, excessive innuendo, camp and kitsch glamour, and enough inappropriate and politically incorrect lyrics to offend the most robust of readers! Needless to say, some excessively large portions of cheese and poor taste have been included with every course... along with some of the more unforgettable (and unforgivable!) European Song Contest lyrics.

Bostrovia wants to put on a spectacular contest, not just for the sake of world-class entertainment, but to prove that the new country is ready to be welcomed into the lucrative European Union.

But with over 100 million viewers tuning in to the contest each year, it’s the perfect arena for a radical breakaway group to stage a political coup, take a few hostages and make some unlikely-to-be-granted demands.

It becomes apparent that Bostrovia is far from ready to accommodate such a huge and popular contest. Neither is it ready to meet the demands of some of their more radical citizens. But an accidental hero from the United Kingdom and an Elvis appreciation act inadvertently save Bostrovia’s up-and-coming reputation and the show.

As we follow the stories of four members of an Abba tribute act, each dreaming of one day becoming famous, we meet many glamorous and unlikely characters along the way, including the host nation’s Magdelaine who may have the voice of an angel but isn’t all she appears to be.

Good evening, this is Eurovision calling...

LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 8, 2016
ISBN9781310058233
A Eurovision Calling
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Anthony J Berry

I was originally born in Dublin but brought up in West London where I lived as a child and then North London as an adult. London is a great place and has everything you need to get the most out of life but it does get congested and a little tiresome. The Victoria, Northern and Piccadilly lines tend to take you to and from everywhere you want to be but having spent far too many hours on them, the south-coast and the Old Town of Hastings is now my preferred location. When I moved down here about four years ago I was surprised to find so many artists, writers, poets, musicians, dancers, playwrights, singers and numerous other individuals with a creative bent so not to be outdone, I joined a local writers group and haven't looked back since. Writing has become an integral part of my life and for those that wonder whether or not it keeps your mind active then I can confirm that it truly is the case. In my former life I have worked for the Electricity Supply Industry, the Metropolitan Police and latterly Adult Social Care and I feel that each has given me a certain amount of knowledge and experience to string a few words together and come up with a coherent tale which, in some cases may seem quite believable. I enjoy comedy, fantasy and mystery and am currently attempting to bring the three genre's together in one space. But we'll see how that develops. My first novel 'Chasing Rainbows' is set in the 1980's and deals with the consequences of smuggling drugs. 'A Eurovision Calling' is a comedy set in the fictitious European Nation State of Bostrovia and who knows - perhaps there will be a country of that name one day and somewhere near the former Yugoslavia. It's about the Eurovision Song Contest and brings together all the usual cliches with an unwelcome twist. And 'The View from the Pier' gathers together a few tales from my new home at the seaside and attempts to showcase (some of) the history of Hastings Pier. Writing gives me a great deal of freedom and, as long as I include the appropriate disclaimer, it opens up a vast array of choices and worlds which I might originally have found hard to imagine. So I say keep the quill moving or the fingers banging away at the keys because a little escapism makes sure that the pen remains mightier than the sword.

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