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Jack in
Pemberland
FriesenPress,
Altona 2024 |
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A comic fable with a
political edge, new from Herschel Hardin
Here it is finally, Jack in Pemberland, the
extraordinary story of the hidden city of 100,000 people in
the Cayoosh Range in British Columbia.
Follow Jack as he
gets to know what makes the city tick. Discover how Pemberland provides
housing at so low a cost that nobody has to even think about it. Learn
what lies behind their population not rising above the 100,000 mark and, even
more astonishing, how committed the residents are to keeping it that way. Find out the secret recipe for their enjoying all the doctors and nurses they
need without taking them away from other places.
Meet the
main characters as you go along: former concrete-truck driver Jack Lewicki himself, now on his way to
becoming a nurse; Bark Lady (store owner and savvy Pemberlandian); Dindonkey
(Director of Housing), Yogi Rasputnik Goorvonovitch (no description would do
him justice); Sebastian O’Reilly (Pemberland’s so-called Minister of Finance),
Ready-Mix Straightarrow (City of Pemberland General Secretary of Finding a
Job), Sir Willgraph Reesy (creator of The Graph Factory and expert on global
warming), and Ma Shen Li-ping (chef extraordinaire).
You'll likely end up wanting to move to Pemberland, but other than a
modest number of refugees, only a few people are allowed in
every year: Don't forget that population limit! Well,
you can't have everything...or can you?
Jack in Pemberland is now available via the usual online
retail platforms and through your local bookstore.
Ebook edition $6.99, paperback $18.99, hardcover $33.99.
For more on Herschel Hardin and his work, please explore
this website,
www.herschelhardin.ca.
Connect with
Herschel at
herschel@herschelhardin.ca.
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