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born
April 12, 1969

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place of birth
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about this author

Hi, and thanks for coming to my profile on Goodreads.

On August 5th, 2008, my first novel - The Gargoyle - was published. This was, of course, tremendously exciting for me. In America, the publisher is Doubleday; in Canada, the publisher is Random House; in the UK, the publisher is Canongate; in Australia, the publisher is Text. As well, the book will be translated into twenty-nine languages.

I'm very much enjoying being a part of the GoodReads community, and I hope that I'll hear from readers who enjoy my work. Feel free to say hello.

All the best,
Andrew Davidson




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Hello everyone,

Do you live in North America? And do you want a free book?

What!? C'mon, nothing is free! Andrew, are you toying with our book-loving emotions?

Nope. And no catch, I promise!

Recently I read Stealing Athena by Karen Essex, and then I had an interview with the lovely author herself. It's a ripping good yarn, this book, and here's your chan... ...more
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Andrew read and liked Sonja's review of The Gargoyle:

"This is one of the best book I ever read. It is a very complex, full of mystery and unexpected stories inbuilt within the main leading story. My compliments to author who wrote it this way. It's obvious that he is a quite wise, patient and stubborn w...more "
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Andrew read and liked Nichole Flores-cowan's review of The Gargoyle:

" This novelist is pure Brilliance!

I enjoyed every savory moment of this novel. My own pathetic words cannot do it justice. Andrew Davidson brings out so many stories in this novel and they all bring us to one conclusion: Love is enduri
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Andrew read and liked Shelli's review of The Gargoyle:

"I LOVED this book....I didn't want it to end. My heart actually feels heavy while writing this review of a beautiful love story. It must be the romantic in me that drew me to this strange wonderful story, but I was interested the entire time. This is...more "
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855997 Andrew wrote: "Hi Ruth,

I *think* there should be English language copies of the book in India... I know that I've g...more
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Andrew made a comment in the group Chicks On LitThe Gargoyle ((spoilers likely))****** topic:
855997 Andrew wrote: "Hi Jenni

Not often I get to write Japanese either...

Andrew

P.S. .... with a *great deal* of help from ...more
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"If you listen to the wind very carefully, you'll be able to hear me whisper my love for you."
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"I understand that some people find God after misfortune, although this seems to me even more ridiculous than finding Him in good times. 'God smote me. He must love me.' It's like not wanting a romantic relationship until a member of the opposite sex punches you in the face. My 'miraculous survival' will not change my opinion that Heaven is an idea constructed by man to help him cope with the fact that life on earth is both brutally short, and paradoxically, far too long. "
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""God cannot be referred to as 'good,' 'better,' or 'best' because He is above all things. If a man says that God is wise, the man is lying because anything that is wise can become wiser. Anything that a man might say about God is incorrect... The best a man can do is to remain silent...The true master knows that if he had a God he could understand, he would never hold Him to be God.""
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message 31: by Ayu

2667473 Hi..andrew,thx for the add. :)


1412404 Any plans to make a movie based on The Gargoyle? It seems the books I really fall for become movies:
Time Traveler's Wife
Memoirs of a Geisha
Vapor (in works)

I don't know... seems it should happen!


277331 Hi Andrew,

Thanks for accepting my friend request. I'm reading your book at the moment. I just started reading it a few minutes ago. So far, it has really nice and catching sentences.


message 28: by Andrew

855997 Hi Ruth,

I *think* there should be English language copies of the book in India... I know that I've gotten messages from people in India who have read it.

Good luck. I hope you can find it!

Andrew


message 27: by Ruth

2278610 Are your books available in India?


message 26: by Ruth

2278610 Are your books available in India?


message 25: by Ruth

2278610 Your quotes are inspiring...


message 24: by Lynn

2118307 brilliant book loving every page, only problem is i have to work between reading.


message 23: by Andrew

855997 Hi Nancy,

And thanks for accepting that friendship request. I'll do my best on that future work.

Andrew


message 22: by Nancy

763271 Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the nice comments on my review and the friendship request. Looking forward to more of your work.


message 21: by Andrew

855997 HI Tori,

You're welcome, and I'm glad you accepted the invitation and loved the book....

Best,
Andrew


message 20: by Tori

1676497 Hey David! Thanks for the request, The question was really a trick, I couldn't live with just music or books to be honest. Glad you liked my review, I loved your book! Thanks for taking the time to write that invitation too! :)
Ciao,
Tori


message 19: by Andrew

855997 Hi Sarah,

Thanks for the note, and for accepting the friend invite. Very pleased you liked the book...

Best,
Andrew


message 18: by Sarah

11546 Thanks for the friend request! I really enjoyed your book.


message 17: by Andrew

855997 Thanks Kate,

I'm glad you liked my liking.... and thanks for the recommendation to the librarian....

Best,
Andrew


message 16: by Cindy

365038 Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my review and for the friend request! I am honored!


message 15: by Andrew

855997 HI Robyn,

It's nice to be stumbled upon.....

Best,
Andrew


message 14: by Robyn

1028061 Just wanted to mention stumbling upon your book was a pleasent surprise. I work at a large library here and when we first got your book, nobody had ever heard of you, "Who's this new guy?" So I picked it up and indulged myself....very nice...


message 13: by Andrew (last edited Nov 03, 2008 07:49AM)

855997 Hi Destiny

Thanks so much for your kind comments on The Gargoyle; I really do appreciate them very much. And I'm glad to know that you intend to go back and read it again....

Best,
Andrew


message 12: by Destiny

870467 Thank you for the compliment and thank you, thank you for your hard work and time spent on The Gargoyle. It is a beautiful book and one I will read again.


message 11: by Zangmo

1531641 I said this in my review, but this is the kind of book I would love to write. I read the entire thing yesterday. It's one of the few books I want to read again, so I could go back & pick up more of the symbolism and see how some of the pieces fit together...
Thank you for this wonderful book!


message 10: by Andrew

855997 Thanks Jason!


message 9: by Jason

1064565 Just wanted to let you know i greatly enjoyed your book. I just finished reading it. Hope to read your next work soon!


message 8: by Andrew (last edited Aug 31, 2008 11:56PM)

855997 Hi Lindsey

A previously normal man (or woman) wakes up one morning, and discovers that s/he now suffers from hedonophobia.

Sounds like a horror story to me; how would *you* cope with that in your life?

Andrew





912212 I have a hard time STARTING writing. It seems when I have an objective, I'm OK. I'm wondering if you would challenge me to write something. My tendencies are toward horror and fantasy. If you feel like indulging me, give me a couple of characters or a framework and I'll go from there.I see it as a writing exercise I guess. I know I could do the horror thing better than the men, I just gotta get started.

I know it sounds crazy...but just give me a sentence and I'll write back with more. Geez ... I sound like a lunatic. Oh well, here goes ...


855997 .... And now "Bloodlines" - not written by me - is gone from my profile.

Andrew


855997 Hi Amy

"Bloodlines" is a novel by an Andrew Davidson, but not me. I've asked for the Goodreads librarian to remove the book from my profile, and I'm waiting for that to happen.

Best,
Andrew




message 4: by Amy

563794 If Gargoyle was your first novel, what's Bloodlines? It appears to have been published in 1999?


message 3: by Paul

Nophoto-m-25x33 Andrew, Sorry, don't log in here often. Back in March it was almost impossible to get a copy here in the office from Eric. But I thought it was a great book. Congratulations on the release!

Paul



message 2: by Kathe

1022577 Congratulations, Andrew! I was at what appeared to be a very successful book launch for you last night in Winnipeg. You seem like a very personable man. By the way, you are not weird as you stated. I have your book and am looking forward to reading it. Once again, conrats, so nice to see one of our own with much success.


1412404 I am not going to attempt to describe The Gargoyle, I wouldn't want to taint such a fabulous book! What I will say is that any negative review I have read shocked me because this is the best book I have read in years. It touched me, it seduced me and it even educated me. I am suspended over great heights until he publishes another book. I cannot for the life of me explain what the book is about, because it contains such meaning and it takes a rare gift to fit so much into one story! It weaves stories within stories and it is painful, moving, romantic (and that is a weak word to describe the love contained within it's binding), mystical and he's fit humor and cheek in as well. Andrew Davidson is a gifted orginal, and with the many books that are being published today that leave us all on empty he is a Godsend- well to the book addicts anyway. Read and read again and again and hold on to your copy for dear life, because if someone picks it up, you will NOT see it again!


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