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Man, myth and magic in lightest Africa
Wickedly humorous Daniel Abelman is our guide on a magical mystery tour of African and Jewish culture, apartheid, the holocaust, telepathy, police corruption, rigged boxing, exploding dogs and orthodontics ... while a lovable psychic conman tries to peddle a miraculously discovered manuscript to gullible publishers with $$$ in their eyes.The astute reader navigates a labyrinth of highways and cul-de-sacs from the African bush to Jerusalem, via Germany, solving riddle after riddle, never sure if he, too, is falling under the trickster's hypnotic spell, until he ultimately finds himself as though waking from a memorable dream.Abelman writes with an enchanted pen. He shatters the rules of the novelist's art by creating new and more ingenious ones of his own, pulling rabbits from hats where other authors don't even have hats.ALLAKAZZAM! is accompanied by three of Abelman's haunting short stories.
The novel and its accompanying short tales are exquisitely illustrated by artist ????? Well, that name’s for competition entrants to figure out.
AVAILABLE FROM WWW.BEWRITE.NETAND ALL THE USUAL INTERNET BOOKSTORE SUSPECTS. YOU CAN ALSO ORDER ALLAKAZZAM! FROM YOUR LOCAL HIGH STREET BOOK SHOP.ISBN: 978-1-905202-28-7 Price: £5.99 Pages: 160All you have to do to win a signed copy is to drop an email to win[at]bibliophilia.org with an answer to this simple question: Which popular UK artist provided the exclusive cover image and inside illustrations for ALLAKAZZAM!? The winner will be picked up from the virtual hat on July 28th. Good luck!
Last Flash Challenge winner: Magicby Gillian. Congratulations Gillian!
The dress was beautiful, a rich earthy shade of brown complimenting her ivory skin, with touches of cream on the cuffs and waist. The lace her grandmother made was the final touch and she spent ages carefully stitching to make sure the thread didn’t show.
On the night of the dance she took hours to get ready. He would be there and she wanted to be sure he’d notice her. Finally, bathed and perfumed, she picked up the dress, smiling as her fingers ran lovingly over the lace collar.
She remembered times when she sat beside her grandmother, watching in awe as the fingers, normally stiff with age and arthritis, moved so rapidly that they blurred in her sight, creating woven magic from simple yarn.
She struggled to follow the swift movement of the crochet hook, wishing she were capable of such work. Still, she could appreciate the beauty, for the small room was littered with such items, from the small intricate doilies to the huge woollen quilt that covered the bed.
Her grandmother handed her the collar, wrapped with such care in tissue paper, the lace only slightly heavier than the wrappings. She took it with shaking hands, aware of the effort that went into the creation.
“For your first proper party dress,” her grandmother said, sitting up in bed and smiling.
The dress fitted perfectly. She couldn’t help but grin at her reflection in the mirror as she pranced and twirled. She had always been a wallflower but tonight she felt different -- as if the dress and collar had worked some kind of magic.
She walked quickly to the dance hall, ignoring the couples who walked beside her, arm in arm. She entered, striding to the edge of the dance floor, searching for him amongst the crowd.
She saw him, and the magic ended in an instant.
The couple looked perfect together, -- as did her dress and collar, -- her arms were linked around his neck and he held her as if he would never let go.
That night, and for many after that, she went home alone.
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final touch and she spent ages carefully stitching to make sure the thread didn’t show. 
