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The Calling
This is the story of a young man who enters a Catholic seminary to study to become a Catholic priest. From his early youth, he is influenced by situations which steer him through various stages of his life. His seminary experiences and Catholic faith mold him into the man he is today. He matures into a man with good Christian family values and takes many directions throughout his life. He leads an interesting, full and productive life. Above all, God is always present because of his early training in the seminary. His work ethic is evident. In the seminary, he attended school six days a week; throughout his life, he worked six days a week.
118 pages, Paperback
Published June 28, 2017
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June 17, 2024
2024: Still lovely. Also, this time I did catch up with Sherlock, so he got back eventually.
Goodbye Edinburgh!
2020: Every year at the 2nd of August in Edinburgh, all statues become awake for 24 hours, the Calling. All humans are asleep except for one, the boy who's this story's protagonist. He has amnesia and ends up chasing his identity with the best help possible, Sherlock Holmes.
This story is a brilliant way to learn more about the many statues in Edinburgh. I read it in preparation for my stay there, and it made me want to see all those statues and learn more about them. The one sad thing is that due to a tramline being built, the Sherlock statue is not currently on his plinth. Or is there another reason? I arrived on the 3th of August, just after the Calling, so maybe Sherlock failed to be back on time...
Goodbye Edinburgh!
2020: Every year at the 2nd of August in Edinburgh, all statues become awake for 24 hours, the Calling. All humans are asleep except for one, the boy who's this story's protagonist. He has amnesia and ends up chasing his identity with the best help possible, Sherlock Holmes.
This story is a brilliant way to learn more about the many statues in Edinburgh. I read it in preparation for my stay there, and it made me want to see all those statues and learn more about them. The one sad thing is that due to a tramline being built, the Sherlock statue is not currently on his plinth. Or is there another reason? I arrived on the 3th of August, just after the Calling, so maybe Sherlock failed to be back on time...
December 11, 2020
I love this book, i bought four copies to gift kids and adults alike, but i must say i find the directions within edinburgh very confusing and each book should have a map of the lad's journey to each statue as i'm sure as well as clearing up the confusion, a lot of people would be encouraged to take the tour around them.
October 4, 2020
I liked the premise of this book - one day a year all of the statues in Edinburgh come to life while the humans freeze in place for 24 hours. Since I had traveled to Edinburgh a year ago, it was especially fun to be reminded of the statues I saw during that visit and their history.
April 22, 2016
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YA mystery set in EDINBURGH
The Calling is a really good, and very inventive, Young Adult mystery. It will certainly appeal to the age group at which it is aimed.
A boy wakes up as the train he is on pulls into Edinburgh Waverley station. He has no idea who he is or where he is – his mind is a complete blank. He wanders confused around Edinburgh (at the height of the Festival) for the rest of the day, and eventually falls asleep in a park. He is awoken by a clock striking midnight… to the most amazing of sights. The close by statue of Colonel Alexander and his horse, Sultan, is moving – and is ‘alive’. Each year from midnight August 2nd to midnight August 3rd is ‘The Calling’ – when all the statues in Edinburgh come to life for 24 hours. But our hero is the first human to have witnessed this – all other humans fall asleep where they stand (or lie) and wake up 24 hours later unaware of what has been happening. The Colonel takes the boy (temporarily named as Ed Fest) under his wing – and introduces him to the other statues. He meets David Livingstone, Sir Walter Scott, King Charles the Second, William Wallace, Queen Victoria, and her husband Albert. And, finally, Sherlock Holmes – who offers to help him solve the mystery of who he is and where he has come from.
The arch sleuth deduces quite a lot from Ed’s accent, clothes – and a bump on his head which may well have induced his amnesia. Using a transportation portal designed by James Clerk Maxwell (another statue, and well known Edinburgh physicist) they head back to where they believe Ed came from, discover his real name, and solve the mystery that brought him to Edinburgh – a mystery involving some diamonds and some pretty unsavoury characters.
The story is well and amusingly written – with all sorts of technological gadgets to keep the teenage audience entertained. It is also a brilliant read in TripFiction terms – at the end of the book there is a map of the thirteen statutes featured and their precise locations in Edinburgh. A great way to see Edinburgh would be to walk around with map in hand. And those who’ve read the book first can imagine the characters they would meet, and conversations they would have, as they progress.
YA mystery set in EDINBURGH
The Calling is a really good, and very inventive, Young Adult mystery. It will certainly appeal to the age group at which it is aimed.
A boy wakes up as the train he is on pulls into Edinburgh Waverley station. He has no idea who he is or where he is – his mind is a complete blank. He wanders confused around Edinburgh (at the height of the Festival) for the rest of the day, and eventually falls asleep in a park. He is awoken by a clock striking midnight… to the most amazing of sights. The close by statue of Colonel Alexander and his horse, Sultan, is moving – and is ‘alive’. Each year from midnight August 2nd to midnight August 3rd is ‘The Calling’ – when all the statues in Edinburgh come to life for 24 hours. But our hero is the first human to have witnessed this – all other humans fall asleep where they stand (or lie) and wake up 24 hours later unaware of what has been happening. The Colonel takes the boy (temporarily named as Ed Fest) under his wing – and introduces him to the other statues. He meets David Livingstone, Sir Walter Scott, King Charles the Second, William Wallace, Queen Victoria, and her husband Albert. And, finally, Sherlock Holmes – who offers to help him solve the mystery of who he is and where he has come from.
The arch sleuth deduces quite a lot from Ed’s accent, clothes – and a bump on his head which may well have induced his amnesia. Using a transportation portal designed by James Clerk Maxwell (another statue, and well known Edinburgh physicist) they head back to where they believe Ed came from, discover his real name, and solve the mystery that brought him to Edinburgh – a mystery involving some diamonds and some pretty unsavoury characters.
The story is well and amusingly written – with all sorts of technological gadgets to keep the teenage audience entertained. It is also a brilliant read in TripFiction terms – at the end of the book there is a map of the thirteen statutes featured and their precise locations in Edinburgh. A great way to see Edinburgh would be to walk around with map in hand. And those who’ve read the book first can imagine the characters they would meet, and conversations they would have, as they progress.
June 29, 2016
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