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Dividing Lines
Dividing Lines opens on a common, everyday two men enter a skyscraper elevator early one morning. They are in London’s Four Freedoms Tower, and it appears to be a perfectly average, run-of-the-mill day. Then the elevator car screeches to a halt.
Neil Blower’s thrilling, suspenseful novel throws us into the inner minds of these two wildly different men as they react to each other and the situation in which they find themselves. One of them is a Manchester advertising executive, in London on business and staying at the tower. The second is an Islamic extremist and member of Al-Qaeda, who plans on conducting a suicide bombing in the city. As they interact throughout the novel, both men grapple with flashback memories leading to devastating self-critiques of their lives and the greater human race. A vivid, compassionate novel, Dividing Lines raises some of the most complex and poignant questions of our What, if anything, unites us as a species? And is there a better way of living together on this earth?
Neil Blower’s thrilling, suspenseful novel throws us into the inner minds of these two wildly different men as they react to each other and the situation in which they find themselves. One of them is a Manchester advertising executive, in London on business and staying at the tower. The second is an Islamic extremist and member of Al-Qaeda, who plans on conducting a suicide bombing in the city. As they interact throughout the novel, both men grapple with flashback memories leading to devastating self-critiques of their lives and the greater human race. A vivid, compassionate novel, Dividing Lines raises some of the most complex and poignant questions of our What, if anything, unites us as a species? And is there a better way of living together on this earth?
320 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2013
About the author
Neil Blower
7 booksNeil Blower is a British novelist based in Manchester.
He joined the British army when he left school and served five years with the Royal Tank Regiment. Serving on operations in Kosovo and fought in the Iraq war in 2003.
Neil studied for a degree in English literature and creative writing at the university of Salford before his first book - Shell Shock: The diary of Tommy Atkins was released in paperback October 2011 by Firestep press - an imprint of Firestep publishing.
His second novel Dividing Lines is set for release March 2013.
Neil is an avid reader, his favourite writers being Hemingway, James Joyce and Joseph Conrad.
He is engaged to married to his partner of eight years Samantha, they live in Manchester with their children.
He joined the British army when he left school and served five years with the Royal Tank Regiment. Serving on operations in Kosovo and fought in the Iraq war in 2003.
Neil studied for a degree in English literature and creative writing at the university of Salford before his first book - Shell Shock: The diary of Tommy Atkins was released in paperback October 2011 by Firestep press - an imprint of Firestep publishing.
His second novel Dividing Lines is set for release March 2013.
Neil is an avid reader, his favourite writers being Hemingway, James Joyce and Joseph Conrad.
He is engaged to married to his partner of eight years Samantha, they live in Manchester with their children.
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July 22, 2022
Whoever proofread this book needs sacking. Littered with spelling and grammatical errors which rendered the book unreadable in parts. This did cause unexpected mirth at times - a room described as 'spick and spam' was a personal highlight.
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