Bisha

by Jon Lawrence

As Europe prepares for the din of battle in The Great War, a British cartographer roams the silent dunes of The Empty Quarter in the Arabian Desert. Following a violent sandstorm which leaves him lost and close to death, Peter Carter is rescued by a tribe of Bedouin nomads. While in their care he befriends chief Ghalib, but falls in love with his daughter, Farra. Truth, trust and friendship are put to the test in a brutal form of traditional lie detection - The Bisha. The latest novella from acclaimed author Jon Lawrence (Playing Beneath the Havelock House, Albatross Bay, The Pastoral, The Wallflower Cafe), Bisha is a tale of passion, friendship, betrayal and a love which crosses cultures and the lines on maps. Jon Lawrence is a Welsh author living in the Norfolk.

74 pages, Paperback

Published December 18, 2015

About the author

Jon Lawrence was born in Pontypridd but now lives in Norfolk with his wife and two children. To date he has written three novels (The Pastoral, Playing Beneath the Havelock House, The Jack Newton Radio), two novellas (Albatross Bay and Bisha), a volume of poetry (Moetapu), a full-length play (The Wallflower Cafe), four children's musicals (Tom Finn and The Windmill, The Inspector and the Spell, What the Donkey Saw and Captain Silver's Christmas), an illustrated book of children's songs (The Music Man's Songbook) and an academic thesis. He has also written a screenplay for a short film called The Bench which is due for release this year. For more information about Jon Lawrence's literary work visit www.jonlawrence.org