Author: D H (---.nyc.res.rr.com)
Date: 07-28-08 01:06
I\'ve been reading critiques of other letters on this board and the advice has been great. Curious what you think of this one. Thank you...
Attn: Mr. Smith,
Stripped of cash and cool a hemisphere from home, Brian Rogerson is STANDING UPSIDE DOWN.
Before choosing to study in South Africa, Brian wasn\'t the poster boy for independence. But when a club thug batters his dignity and muggers assault his savings, Brian is determined to avoid his family\'s tempting offer of an early flight home.
Following his friends\' advice, Brian gets away, dropping tour book attractions for a national rowing regatta at the country\'s core. There he locates and loses love, almost drowns, and meets a nation of people just as lost as he is. Drawn to disorder, he returns to Cape Town and starts a career as a standup comedian/drug mule, also finding himself the reluctant liaison in a dysfunctional relationship between his mysterious mentor, Rick, and his hot yet hell-bent housemate, Kelly. While Kelly brings Brian to brave his buried insecurities, she hides her own until secrets surface that threaten their lives. Bombing onstage at a premiere comedy club, stranding himself on the highest peak in the Western Cape, and staring down a gun barrel after hunting kidnappers in Johannesburg, Brian realizes it\'ll be a miracle if he\'s still standing at the end of his trip.
In addition to having performed standup comedy throughout the United States and South Africa, I have had several feature articles published, including a prize-winning story in Glimpse Magazine about my close friendship with a Cape Town taxi driver.
Thank you for considering STANDING UPSIDE DOWN. I look forward to sharing the 82,000 word mystery/suspense manuscript with you soon.
Sincerely,
D
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