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A message from Captain James Norton: It would give me great pleasure to welcome you aboard the amazing White Satin. If you only ever take one cruise ... please make it this one! You can read all about it here in Jack Dunnill's book. Price £9.99, is available N0W from: amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, Waterstones, WH Smith and all leading bookstores. |
An unsolicited testimonial for a delighted reader who SHOULD know:"I think I was the first person to take the book "Dancing with the Captain" out of my local library.It was absolutely delightful.I have been a musician on many, many cruise liners and I thought the book caught the ambience superbly. And it was a first class yarn as well.I have recommended the book to many people already and I have no hesitation in doing so to you.I have been a musician on many, many cruise liners and I thought you caught the ambience superbly. The book was truly outstanding. I have recommended it to many people already and I have no hesitation in doing so to you.I have played on the Iberia, the Canberra, the Aurora, the Oriana and the QE2"
Sincerely, Tom Carlile
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 | IT'S GREAT HOLIDAY READING!If you only ever take one cruise ... make it this one.Every emotion is there, but nothing is taken to the extreme ... no graphic and gratuitous sex, no obscene language and no violence. Comedy, romance, mystery, sabotage, crime and the gentle pastime of cruising … they’re all part of Jack Dunnill’s intriguing new book “Dancing With The Captain”. This is a funny, feelgood read for everyone. If you’re a cruise addict you will love it, if you’re a newcomer to the scene you will be much wiser after you have read it. But don't take our word. Click here for two reviews. One from a professional literary critic and one from a grateful reader.
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Author Jack Dunnill is featured in the Bookbite website, a new project of Booktrust, an independent national charity which encourages people of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy reading. Bookbite is specifically designed to encourage older people to take up creative writing. You can read Jack's story by clicking Bookbite.Website editor Linda Konradsson said: "I think you could really inspire our readers to try something new at a late stage in life." Jack says: "I am delighted to become the first new author to feature in Bookbite. Good luck to everyone who feels encouraged by my story."
| | | PUBLISHERS' PRESS RELEASE Jack Dunnill treats the readers of his new novel “Dancing With The Captain” to the delights of the maiden voyage of the White Satin, the gleaming new £500 million cruise ship. The ship holds many attractions in the form of beautiful dancing girls, romance and comedy, plus plenty of action with sabotage and crime. His hero Alan Hale, an award-winning news reporter, pulls out all the stops in his quest. Each day presents him with another enigma and Alan goes beyond the call of duty to provide us with a titillating story which encourages the reader to turn the next page. We cruise along with the passengers as they embark on their tour and visit exotic parts of the world, each port holding out its own mystery for Jack’s central character and his lovely companions. Buy now from amazon.co.uk
|  | SAPPHIRE ... SO GOOD! Hello USA! We're delighted to announce that Jack Dunnill's new novel "Dancing with the Captain" is now available in America at amazon.com for $16.99. The author says: "We love your country and we loved the American people we met on the Sapphire Princess cruise from Sydney, round New Zealand to Auckland. Even the man from Chicago who thought some of the passengers were “slightly unsavoury” was cynically amusing. Click here for a few golden memories. |  | WHY ALAN HALE IS BROWNED OFF!
IT should have been a g’day but it wasn’t. Alan Hale, hero of “Dancing with the Captain”, was relaxing in his Sydney hotel before moving onto Melbourne to cover the famous horse-racing festival for the Daily News. He was sipping a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale, his favourite beer, and gazing down at one of his favourite panoramic views … the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Then his office rang from England to tell him the earth-shattering news … Newcastle Brown Ale will no longer be brewed on Tyneside. The world-renowned “dog”, so-named because drinkers would make the excuse of going to "walk the dog" when nipping to the pub, will now be made in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. “Nipping out for a Tad just doesn’t sound the same,” said Hale to himself. Full story. |  | THE AUTHOR ... READ ALL ABOUT HIM! Jack Dunnill achieved his boyhood dream of working in Fleet Street t the age of 25 and spent more than 30 years as a Daily Mail reporter. He has finallyfound time to write "that first novel". He had previously written plays and sketches, not for publication, but for performance by a local award-winning drama group, of which he was a founder member 23 years ago and is currently publicity officer. Football fan, moderate golfer, hard-rock enthusiast and critic, he is a long-time traveller but relative newcomer to the delights of cruising. Married with two daughters, Jack has lived most of his adult life in the "Summer Wine" town of Holmfirth. He describes his wife Beryl, paradoxically, as "my biggest critic and supporter". Click here to read Karen Malcom's interview with Jack Dunnill. |
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