Suche books:   





Eh? Is for Ants
Christopher Pusey

Upfront Publishing, 2003 - 288 pages

average customer review:based on 5 reviews
view larger image
 for more information click here

   highly recommended  highly recommended





F is for...fANTastic!!

I've just finished reading Eh? Is for Ants - what a book! It has everything - travel, love, drugs, moonlight, manic depression, utopian bliss when all is candy, beaches, poetry heatstroke, poo-stroke, nudist strokes, tents and tense situations, good art, bad art and, occasionally, ants.
What is it? Basically a travelogue based in Spain, but then again, it's a full on romance, a planned and daring escape epic from a life of work, playstaton games and dope, to a life of...well, work, gameboy games and dope - which luckily enough leads to a fantastically moving suicidal finale - otherwise this true story may well be still in the writng.
Why the title about ants? - Main characters, Chris and Trudy from Inverness, Scotland have no idea what life is all about, but the millions of ants in Spain, Portugal and Morocco seem to have it sussed: leave it to them, take a holiday.
And the suicidal end? Trudy is on the run from mental institutions which is where she ultimately ends up. Things get a little close to the edge.
True story - Yes, allegedly.
In a few words - funny, moving, inspiraional, sensual and stoned.
Rating - five stars, read it - it's gonna be more massive than On the Road.


 for more information click here


Eh? Is for...A Very Good Read!

This is a lovely book - romantic, charming and funny - about the author's travels through Spain along with his artist girlfriend, an ancient tent and hardly any money. He is a poet, with hippy leanings and a quest to escape the mundanity of life in the heat and koleidoscopic skies of Spain (not forgetting the ants). As his girlfriend paints pictures in watercolours, he paints them in words, and creates a canvas of wonderfully astute (and sometimes seeringly honest) observations amidst poetic visions.
I would recommend anyone to read this book who has ever wondered what it would be like to journey into the unknown and back again.


 for more information click here







 for more information click here


Eh? Is for...A Very Good Read!

This is a lovely book - romantic, charming and funny - about the author's travels through Spain along with his artist girlfriend, an ancient tent and hardly any money. He is a poet, with hippy leanings and a quest to escape the mundanity of life in the heat and koleidoscopic skies of Spain (not forgetting the ants). As his girlfriend paints pictures in watercolours, he paints them in words, and creates a canvas of wonderfully astute (and sometimes seeringly honest) observations amidst poetic visions.
I would recommend anyone to read this book who has ever wondered what it would be like to journey into the unknown and back again.


 for more information click here






Mind warp

I'm not a big reader and usually give up on a book if it doesn't draw me in, in the first few pages but I could relate to the editorial on the back page and wanted to read on.

The thought of leaving our mundane jobs and paying bills, to seek adventure in foreign lands, always returns to haunt us through different stages of our lives. I did just that years ago, but only lasted six weeks until the money ran out and couldn't find work. That six weeks seemed like six months, as there is so much to explore when your mobile, with no responsibilities or demands for rent and bills. Just the richness of life.

In some ways it's always nice to come back home and make a new nest, you appreciate what you have again for a while, until you get fidgety again.

This book encapsulates the struggles and dreams we all face in our own little worlds. The author draws you into his mind and deepest thoughts in a whirl wind of poetry, through the cobwebs of his past and the determination for a better future.

The first few pages are quite heavy but I would recommend you persevere as you start to unravel his complex mind.

Great book and a real achievement Christopher Pusey!


 for more information click here


Take a trip on chris puseys musings round da med! wikkid!

this book is sooo chilled! basically it documents the travelles of chris and trudy as they go on a jouney round spain.its approach is beautiful,humourous and meandering,quite different to anything ive read in a while.i stupidly thought that books about travel would be sort of tourism advertisments,but puseys narrative record of his relationship with trudy,whats around him, and the people they meet is humourous,reflective an tinged with dreamlike stoned insight.this is definetly a book to read sitting outside with a cup of coffee and if its to your liking,maybe a joint or two and just get drawn into the atmospheric,but completly down to earth and a sweetly tongue in cheek adventures.this book kicks [butt] for a first time author and also much appreiciated are the beautiful poetry extracts and cover painting,completing the vibe of chilled outness and also honest art.i just loved it


 for more information click here



What to do when the ghosts of your past won't go away, and your future hasn't arrived? Chris, wondering how artists can survive the ordinary drudgery of the everyday, and Trudy, recovering from mental illness, escape the drizzle of Britain for the scorching, solar-powered, garlic-and-chilli heat of Spain. They have a little money, their backpacks and a tent. This powerfully felt novel tells the story of their strategies for cash and survival, their travels, and the people they meet on the way. It's a story of campsites and cats, art and the ants of Spain, hashish and love under the stars. Most of all, it records a young poet's view of the world, and his growing fears for the fragile personality of his girlfriend. Anyone who has travelled with a backpack but no itinerary - or wanted to - trying to find a space between past and future, trying to hold on to the uniquely vivid and immediate perception of the young and the free, will recognise their interior journey in this novel.


 for more information click here



hot or not?    What's your opinion?     Write a review and share your thoughts!





search for books
eh? is for, ants


Impressum / about us


Suche books: