Bitten: A delightful novel about a search for love, meaning and purpose

by Hilton Hamann

After his wife and unborn child are killed in a car accident, Andy Martinson flees the city with his dog, Maggot, in an attempt to outrun his grief. Little does he realize that stopping for a beer and a burger at a diner in the middle of nowhere will turn his life upside down and be the start of a journey in search of new love, happiness and meaning.
Just when it seems he has found peace and a new soul-mate, it suddenly appears it will be snatched from him by a jealous rival. Will he prevail? Is the answer to his quest for fulfillment to be found in one of the most unlikely places on earth?
"Bitten" is a gentle story about the search for meaning. It is a delightful meander through the lives, loves, struggles and tribulations of a small cast of unforgettable characters that you may have met in your own lives.

300 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2015

About the author

I am a former journalist and photographer. In the mid 1980s and early 1990s I was the Pretoria Bureau Chief and Military Correspondent of the Sunday Times in South Africa. I then became a freelancer and supplied material to a wide variety of international magazines, newspapers and news agencies. My work was published in over 55 countries.
My focus, at the time, was on the military campaigns taking place in Southern Africa as well as the political turmoil taking place in South Africa at the time.
My books -- both fiction and non-fiction -- have naturally been influenced by those events.

My novel, "Hobson's Choice", although a work of fiction, is based on actual events and takes readers into the depths of human darkness.

I have also recently published an anthology of 10 short, mainly funny, true stories.

I have been married to my wife, Joy, for over 30 years, have two adult sons and live on a small farm about 50km west of Johannesburg.
Twenty years ago, when I moved to the property, I made an attempt at farming but quickly discovered it was the quickest route to poverty. Now, I just enjoy the open spaces.
My days are spent writing, although I photograph the occasional wedding.