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Anthony James Barnett

Author of WITHOUT REPROACH

About Me

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I'm a retired engineer. Over the years, work assignments have taken me to America, Germany, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, and numerous sister sites on mainland UK.   In 1994, my attempts at writing went public when a string of magazine stories were accepted.WITHOUT REPROACH is my first full-length novel. I'm now working on the sequel.  An audio book of collected short stories is soon to be released, recorded by radio personality, Pauline McGough (wonderful speaking voice, unlike me - I sound like crap).   I've two sisters, two daughters, and inherited two more daughters with my second marriage to Val. Between them, my extended family have blessed me with eight grandchildren.I now live with Val on the outskirts of Jalón, Spain, overlooking vineyards, villages and olive groves.http://www.anthonyjamesbarnett.co.uk http://anthonyjamesbarnett.blogspot.com http://ajbarnett-story.blogspot.com

My Interests

When jobs around the home allow, my time is divided between reading, writing, attempting to play 8-ball pool, and socializing.

I'd like to meet:

JK Rowling and ask her to endorse my book

Music:

Easy listening, Michael Buble, Simply Red, Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Roberta Flack, Celine Dion

Movies:



River Xalo in Flood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWtt6bD6-A

The river bed at the bottom of my lane in Jalón (Xaló), Spain, is normally dry for most of the year. We had 27 inches of rain in 2 days in October. This was the result. The blue bridge is the ONLY access to the lane to my villa.
We were holding our breath

Books:

Ian Rankin, Penny Vincenzi, Gerald Seymore, Christina Jones....

My Blog

Best Seller

It's happened again. I looked at the Amazon lists this morning and found my novel, 'Without Reproach', sitting at number 25 on the Amazon.ca list. Wow! Wow! Wow! Canada. Okay, I know it won't last. I ...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:24:00 PST

Bedlam

So the latest blog I posted on Bedlam seems to have really hit the mark. I've had more hits in a few hours than the rest of the week put together. Boris Johnson must be a good candidate for blogs...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:00:00 PST

Blog Swap

Well I've got four takers so far on my blog-swap idea. For those of you with books, it's a great idea for free publicity.   Just think of the extra pairs of eyes you'll generate on your novel. It...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:24:00 PST

Blog swap - Virtual book tours

I'm on the lookout for someone who runs their own blog and who also writes. I'd like to suggest a swap with our blogs. I'll give you an interview on my blog at http://ajbarnett-story.blogspot.com , if...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:24:00 PST

High Kicking Bogatoa

The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.Would you dream of mugging a martial arts expert - I mean if you were into robbing in the first place, not just an on the spur of the moment sort ...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:48:00 PST

Hub Page

Okay, so now I've subscribed to Hub pages as another outlet. It's all a matter of keeping my name in the public eye really, but at least I share information in exchange for a bit of publicity. Take a ...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:13:00 PST

Best Seller!

I was gobsmacked. My novel, WITHOUT REPROACH, made it to the Canadian best selling list - for ONE day! I've no idea how it happened, or why. I mean, I'm an English man, living in Spain. Howcome Canad...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:54:00 PST

Interviewing Gareth R. Roberts

I interviewed up and coming star writer, Gareth R. Roberts a couple of days ago. Seems set to hit the big-time, his publishers are making a meal out of him, setting him up in Waterstones in London and...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:04:00 PST

A Camels Lot!

Without wishing to appear racist, I recall there used to be a joke floating around concerning virgins, Arabs and camels - you probably know it, or one like it. It seems the joke has turned full circle...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:55:00 PST

FROM OUT OF THE SKY

Apparently a shop assistant was almost hit by a lump of frozen urine from a passing plane.It seems that Joanne Bojas, 25, was walking to work when the 20kg lump of frozen toilet waste fell from the sk...
Posted by Anthony James Barnett on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:39:00 PST