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The Ambush

The Ambush


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This dramatic novella is set amid the steamy heat of Mexico and Nicaragua in the aftermath of the 1979 Sandinista Revolution and subsequent civil war. It deals with a particular incident in the war and its effect on a young New Zealand aid worker, Quentin Symes. Sitting outside the Cafe Catedral in the old colonial city of Morelia, in Mexico, enjoying a drink with his girlfriend, Paloma Fernandez, Jack Morrison, a New Zealand-born journalist, strikes up a conversation with an English couple, Charles and Marion Fender. The unexpected arrival of Symes, whom Jack had met in Nicaragua ten years previously, piques everyone's interest. But Symes, once a cheerful and confident young man, is now broken, exhausted, almost destitute, and reluctant to talk about his life in the intervening years. The five decide to go sight-seeing on the island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro the following day and it is during this excursion that Marion learns how Quentin fell in love with Martha, a young Nicaraguan, and their brutal encounter, in an ambush, with the Contras - a counter-revolutionary army, supported by the USA, which was fighting a vicious war to overthrow the Sandinista Government.

About the Author :
John Parkyn was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and educated at Hutt Valley High School, Wellington College and Victoria University. He has worked most of his life on newspapers, in New Zealand and England, with stints of reporting, subediting, and proofreading. The Ambush was inspired by what he saw first-hand when he visited Nicaragua during the civil war there. Subsequently, he revisted the country several times and has now settled in Mexico. His short stories have appeared in several New Zealand literary magazines, including Takahe, Brief, Fresh, Mate, Experiment, and the NZ Listener.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781927199237
  • Publisher: Oceanbooks Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Oceanbooks Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1927199239
  • Publisher Date: /01/2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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