Ladder to the Sky

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'A deliciously dark tale of ambition' Observer'Gripping ... chilling and darkly comic tale of unrelenting ambition' Daily ExpressYou've heard the old proverb about ambition, that it's like setting a ladder to the sky. It can lead to a long and painful fall.If you look hard enough, you will find stories pretty much anywhere. They don't even have to be your own. Or so would-be-novelist Maurice Swift decides early on in his career.A chance encounter in a Berlin hotel with celebrated author Erich Ackerman gives Maurice an opportunity. For Erich is lonely, and he has a story to tell; whether or not he should is another matter.Once Maurice has made his name, he finds himself in need of a fresh idea. He doesn't care where he finds it, as long as it helps him rise to the top. Stories will make him famous, but they will also make him beg, borrow and steal. They may even make him do worse.This is a novel about ambition.What readers are saying:***** 'A breath-taking story of dangerous infatuation and sociopathic ambition'***** 'A beautifully written, genre defying novel that I couldn't help gobbling up in a couple of days.'***** 'Dark comic humour ... fascinating and gripping storytelling.'

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'A deliciously dark tale of ambition' Observer'Gripping ... chilling and darkly comic tale of unrelenting ambition' Daily ExpressYou've heard the old proverb about ambition, that it's like setting a ladder to the sky. It can lead to a long and painful fall.If you look hard enough, you will find stories pretty much anywhere. They don't even have to be your own. Or so would-be-novelist Maurice Swift decides early on in his career.A chance encounter in a Berlin hotel with celebrated author Erich Ackerman gives Maurice an opportunity. For Erich is lonely, and he has a story to tell; whether or not he should is another matter.Once Maurice has made his name, he finds himself in need of a fresh idea. He doesn't care where he finds it, as long as it helps him rise to the top. Stories will make him famous, but they will also make him beg, borrow and steal. They may even make him do worse.This is a novel about ambition.What readers are saying:***** 'A breath-taking story of dangerous infatuation and sociopathic ambition'***** 'A beautifully written, genre defying novel that I couldn't help gobbling up in a couple of days.'***** 'Dark comic humour ... fascinating and gripping storytelling.'

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