Books with author Pete Davies

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awardfor literature that confronts racism and examines diversityWinner of the 2017 Chautauqua PrizeFinalist for the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeA New York Times Notable Book "Riveting and luminous...Like the best books, this one haunts the reader well after the end."—Jesmyn Ward“[A] complex, beautiful novel . . . Stunning.”—NPR, Best Books of 2016 “Intense and dreamlike . . . filled with quiet resonances across time.”—The New Yorker Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of Chinese Americans and reimagines the multigenerational novel through the fractures of immigrant family experience. Inhabiting four lives—a railroad baron’s valet who unwittingly ignites an explosion in Chinese labor; Hollywood’s first Chinese movie star; a hate-crime victim whose death mobilizes the Asian American community; and a biracial writer visiting China for an adoption—this novel captures and capsizes over a century of our history, showing that even as family bonds are denied and broken, a community can survive—as much through love as blood.“A prophetic work, with passages of surpassing beauty.”—Joyce Carol Oates, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award citation “A poignant, cascading four-part novel . . . Outstanding.”—David Mitchell, Guardian “The most honest, unflinching, cathartically biting novel I’ve read about the Chinese American experience.”—Celeste Ng

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awardfor literature that confronts racism and examines diversityWinner of the 2017 Chautauqua PrizeFinalist for the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeA New York Times Notable Book "Riveting and luminous...Like the best books, this one haunts the reader well after the end."—Jesmyn Ward“[A] complex, beautiful novel . . . Stunning.”—NPR, Best Books of 2016 “Intense and dreamlike . . . filled with quiet resonances across time.”—The New Yorker Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of Chinese Americans and reimagines the multigenerational novel through the fractures of immigrant family experience. Inhabiting four lives—a railroad baron’s valet who unwittingly ignites an explosion in Chinese labor; Hollywood’s first Chinese movie star; a hate-crime victim whose death mobilizes the Asian American community; and a biracial writer visiting China for an adoption—this novel captures and capsizes over a century of our history, showing that even as family bonds are denied and broken, a community can survive—as much through love as blood.“A prophetic work, with passages of surpassing beauty.”—Joyce Carol Oates, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award citation “A poignant, cascading four-part novel . . . Outstanding.”—David Mitchell, Guardian “The most honest, unflinching, cathartically biting novel I’ve read about the Chinese American experience.”—Celeste Ng

Recently Number 2 in Amazon USA Mystery / thriller & suspense!Mimi Slickton is your average suburban, law abiding granny until the bank stop her money. That's when she decides to take the law into her own hands!With the help of the 'Ladies Organised Outings, Nights In, Event Society,' or LOONIES, as they like to be known, Mimi, in the guise of Hacker Gran plans to hack into the bank and claim what is rightfully hers. What she doesn’t know is that her grandchildren, Jake and Emma are planning exactly the same thing!If you like heartfelt, warm, honest comedy then you will love Hacker Gran.In this children's comedy action adventure, you will: Panic when the children, Emma and Jake are kidnapped by the ruthless villains, Lefty and his pal, Righty. Smile when the Loonies waggle sardines in the air as they tempt Clawdia the pussycat to climb down the rope. Frown when young Matt (aged 5) tries to sack his first teacher for not having enough 'bandwith' to teach him. Pull your hair out when Detective Inspector Goodan tries to speak to the robbers but instead gets put through to the bank's answering service.Interview with the author.So what makes Hacker Gran special?It’s a mixture of things. Firstly, I wanted to write the kind of book I grew up with; Hacker Gran is a classic British children’s comedy fiction about the ordinary person fighting bureaucracy.Secondly, I wanted to write not only a funny children’s book but one that examines serious topics such as family, friends and social issues.And thirdly, I wrote Hacker Gran to highlight an important issue which occurred at that time of my wife's death which was that if you shared a joint bank account and your partner died, the bank automatically froze your account causing unforeseen difficulties. Why should readers give this book a try?For young adults, or even adults who enjoy a cosy, affectionate, humorous comedy with many hilarious twists and turns this is the ideal children’s fiction book. As a special bonus, free teaching resources related to Hacker Gran are available on my website. Give it a try!What else are you writing?I have written the Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw, which is a series of 3 children’s comedy books for 9 to 12 year olds. It’s an action adventure written in a similar style to Hacker Gran and is about an amnesiac puppy with magic powers who is on a quest to find his parents. As well as being funny and not at all scary, Puppy Poor Paw deals with issues such as family and friendships. Also I like writing about animals. KS2 teaching resources are also available with the series on my website.Scroll up and grab a copy today.

A gripping account of the 1918 flu pandemic and the modern-day hunt for this elusive and deadly virusIn 1918, a flu virus more lethal than any that has come along since swept through the world, from the remotest villages in Arctic climates to crowded U.S.cities to the battlefields of Europe, killing forty million people. Yet, despite its devastating toll and the probability that other deadly pandemics await on the horizon, it was relegated to a footnote in history. The Devil's Flu is the extraordinary story of 1918's forgotten tragedy and of the global scientific community's effort to avert another such disaster.The 1918 flu still so intrigues and frightens experts in the field that in 1998, a group of respected scientists journeyed to the Norwegian Arctic Circle in search of the mysterious killer. In The Devil's Flu, Davies captures the excitement of the hunt and the intense rivalries within the scientific community, and paints a vivid portrait of the eccentric scientists bent on capturing the prize information that could hold the key to our future safety. And as far as the next pandemic is concerned, scientists agree: it's not a question of if, but when.

“The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw,” a classic comedy novel for 9 -12 year olds.From the author of the hilarious, “Hacker Gran,” recently Number 2 in Amazon USA Kindle mystery / thrillers & suspense comes a new pet whodunnit for Christmas!Puppy Poor Paw is a regular puppy whose life is about to change. While Christmas shopping with mum and dad, he is attacked and left for dead by two bungling teenagers, Jerv and Nunky.With his memory gone he seeks help from a group of lost puppies but soon realises that he holds a secret which the evil Dr Kunopegos is desperate to steal from him.As the clock starts ticking, Puppy Poor Paw still doesn’t know what that secret is - and he just may not live long enough to find out!˃˃˃ Interview with the author.˃˃˃ What makes “The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw” so special?“The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw” is a warm, comic puppy dog drama for Christmas. It’s the tale of a taking puppy dog with a purpose. A lost puppy dog who seeks his true identity and discovers the meaning of friendship. It’s a little like Oliver Twist meets the Fugitive.˃˃˃ Is it a pet whodunnit?Yes, I suppose you could say it’s a sort of puppy whodunnit. But although it’s a kid’s action comedy adventure, at its heart, “The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw” deals with social issues such as relationships, friendships, egotism, delusion, trust and ultimately success.˃˃˃ Why should readers give this book a try?For children or adults who enjoyed reading, “Hacker Gran,” the Puppy Poor Paw series contains a similar array of funny characters including Zico and Blade, two East End puppy gangster twins, a crow who “understands” hairstyles, an Easter Bunny who enjoys a pint at the pub and in later books, a professor who buys a Time Machine on eBay. Although it might seem a bit frightening on first viewing, rest assured, “The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw” is anything but scary and needless to say, no puppies were injured during the writing of the book! I think it’s a great book for the pre-teen audience and beyond.˃˃˃ Does “The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw” come with teaching resources like “Hacker Gran?”Yes, there’s even a bonus for teachers. As with “Hacker Gran,” free access to Key Stage 2 (ages 7 to 11 years) teaching resources linked to “The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw” are available on my website.Scroll up and grab a copy today.

Puppy Poor Paw - the Stuff of Legends!Join in Puppy Poor Paw's madcap adventures as he follows the path of Odysseus, meeting the Cyclops and Trojan Horse on the way!After meeting Abela, the wise woman, Puppy Poor Paw sails with his friends to the Isle of Dreams to discover his true identity. During the journey, Puppy Poor Paw and his friends are not only shipwrecked but also bump into the Cyclops, while all the time being pursued by the evil Dr Kunopegos. But while they were away, thedogs of Firencraft have overrun Halwenda! Will Puppy Poor Paw return in time to stop the marriage between Attila and Sukie? The clock is ticking and times running out ... Scroll up and grab a copy today.

When Sukie disappears, Puppy Poor Paw believes she has been kidnapped by the two idiotic teenagers, Jerv and Nunky. However, a chance encounter with Professor Mad’s Time Machine sends both Puppy Poor Paw and Snuffy back to the time of the dinosaurs! Meanwhile, Himmat’s ‘evil side’ gets the better of him when he drops Ananti’s new phone into the MeatScruncha Mark II. Finally, after an interesting talk with a crow about hairstyles, Puppy Poor Paw, the twins, Nunky and Jerv all head for a showdown at the local pub while all the time, evil Dr Kunopegos hovers in the background.Will Puppy Poor Paw save Sukie, fight off Nunky and Jerv, and destroy evil Dr Kunopegos? Find out now!

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards A New York Times Notable Book From the author of The Welsh Girl comes a groundbreaking, provocative new novel. Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of Chinese Americans and reimagines the multigenerational novel through the fractures of immigrant family experience. Inhabiting four lives—a railroad baron’s valet who unwittingly ignites an explosion in Chinese labor, Hollywood's first Chinese movie star, a hate-crime victim whose death mobilizes Asian Americans, and a biracial writer visiting China for an adoption—this novel captures and capsizes over a century of our history, showing that even as family bonds are denied and broken, a community can survive—as much through love as blood. Building fact into fiction, spinning fiction around fact, Davies uses each of these stories—three inspired by real historical characters—to examine the process of becoming not only Chinese American, but American.

Recently Number 2 in Amazon Kindle USA Mystery / thriller & suspense! Mimi Slickton is your average suburban, law abiding granny until the bank stop her money. That's when she decides to take the law into her own hands!With the help of the 'Ladies Organised Outings, Nights In, Event Society,' or LOONIES, as they like to be known, Mimi, in the guise of Hacker Gran plans to hack into the bank and claim what is rightfully hers. What she doesn’t know is that her grandchildren, Jake and Emma are planning exactly the same thing!should hook the reader and tell what your book is about and why they should bother reading it.˃˃˃ If you like heartfelt, warm, honest comedy then you will love Hacker Gran.In this children's comedy action adventure, you will:Panic when the children, Emma and Jake are kidnapped by the ruthless villains, Lefty and his pal, Righty.Smile when the Loonies waggle sardines in the air as they tempt Clawdia the pussycat to climb down the rope.Frown when young Matt (aged 5) tries to sack his first teacher for not having enough 'bandwith' to teach him.Pull your hair out when Detective Inspector Goodan tries to speak to the robbers but instead gets put through to the bank's answering service.˃˃˃ Interview with the author.It’s a mixture of things. Firstly, I wanted to write the kind of book I grew up with; Hacker Gran is a classic British children’s comedy fiction about the ordinary person fighting bureaucracy. Secondly, I wanted to write not only a funny children’s book but one that examines serious topics such as family, friends and social issues.And thirdly, I wrote Hacker Gran to highlight an important issue which occurred at that time of my wife's death which was that if you shared a joint bank account and your partner died, the bank automatically froze your account causing unforeseen difficulties. ˃˃˃ Why should readers give this book a try?For young adults, or even adults who enjoy a cosy, affectionate, humorous comedy with many hilarious twists and turns this is the ideal children’s fiction book. As a special bonus, free teaching resources related to Hacker Gran are available on my website. Give it a try!˃˃˃ What else are you writing?I have just finished 'The Adventures of Puppy Poor Paw,' which is also available on Amazon. Puppy Poor Paw is a puppy with a secret and he doesn’t know what that secret is. As the clock starts ticking - and he just may not live long enough to find out!As well as being funny and not at all scary, Puppy Poor Paw deals with issues such as family and friendships. Also I like writing about animals. KS2 teaching resources are also available with the Puppy Poor Paw series on my website.Scroll up and grab a copy today.