ADEM BESIM
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G'day folks,
Today I participate in another blog tour for another rising Aussie author.
Welcome, Adem ...
Q. Describe your book in five words or less.
A. A fictional, yet realistic teenage
novel.
Q. How did the ideas for your book come to you?
A. Being born and growing up in
Kyabram, I watched the effect it had on local teens. When I was looking for a
subject, it wasn’t hard to come up with an intriguing idea for a book based on
these experiences.
Q. Is there a message in your novel that you
want readers to grasp?
A. The messages in the novel that I
want readers to be left with are; follow your dreams, love your family and
friends, and trust that your struggles will make you a stronger person.
There are also important messages about
the big issues in society today, especially among young adults. For example: reporting
bullying, the serious dangers of drink -driving, suicide prevention, binge
drinking and teenage pressures.
Q. Why did you choose to write in this genre?
A. I’ve always been attracted to
writing for young adults, because these hard teen years are something that
everybody goes through. I am able to use some of my own experiences and in
doing so I hope that my readers will be able to relate to my novels. I also
enjoy writing works targeted for adults.
Q. Does the life of
your main character parallel with yours in any way?
A. There are certain similarities
between my protagonist, Nathan Thompson, and myself. It is not long since I was
his age, so I understand him and his motivations, and we were both born and
raised in Kyabram. The way he sees some things is also the way I do, or did at
his age. We’ve both had our own set of obstacles and have similar beliefs about
life. Some of the people who read my earlier drafts of the novel told me that
he sounds like me – which was to be expected. I think that there is a part of
every author in their characters.
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Adem
Besim was born, raised and still lives in Kyabram, Victoria. He is presently
studying for a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing at Bendigo TAFE.
Adem
started his writing journey at 14 years of age.
He
says, 'I started writing because I'd always had a passion for it from when I
was a small child. Visits to bookshops with my father and author visits at
school inspired me. I always felt at my happiest listening to authors speaking
about their books. Writing gives me that same feeling. That's how I knew that
this was what I was born to do; there was nothing else I felt more certain
about.”
BOOK INFORMATION:
This
is a deeply emotive story told in the first person voice of a
seventeen-year-old boy. The themes are many: bullying, friendships, dealing
with death, and falling in love. This book will be loved by male and
female.
SYNOPSIS:
This is a coming-of-age story about
triumph and tragedy, love and loss, acceptance and letting go.
Life's
looking pretty awesome for 17-year-old, Nathan Thompson. He's the goal-kicking
superstar from the small town of Kyabram. Nathan's in his final year of school
and has big plans set for the future; like winning the Thirds’ premiership cup,
acing his Year Twelve exams, and finally graduating. One problem – his tough
and over-bearing father, Mark, has other plans for him. He desperately wants
Nathan to be the next AFL player to come out of Kyabram.
He
seems set to stop Nathan from following his dreams of studying architecture at
university. But a thirty-year-old secret of Mark's that resurfaces on Nathan's
18th birthday changes everything. Will it force Nathan and his father further
apart or help them reconcile their fragile relationship?
On
top of that problem, Nathan’s year gets worse as he deals with death, bullying
and first love.
BOOK INFORMATION:
TITLE: My Unforgettable Year
Author:
Adem Besim
ISBN: 978-0-9925052-7-1
FORMATS: Paperback and eBook
EXTENT: 258 pages
AU RRP: eBook: $4.95
Paperback: $22.95
PUBLISHER: Morris Publishing Australia
PUB DATE: November
2014
CATEGORY: Coming of age story
AUDIENCE: Young Adult
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ORDERS:
Morris Publishing Australia -
http://www.morrispublishingaustralia.com
Dennis Jones and Associates:
www.dennisjones.com.au
James Bennett library suppliers: www.bennett.com.au
The Nile Bookshop: www.thenile.com.au
Paperback and eBook available on
Amazon and many online stores.
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Clancy's
comment: Well done, Adem. I know Kyabram well.
It's a great farming area. Good luck. Your book sounds like a gripping yarn. Keep writing.
I'm ...
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