About Animal Quest:
An anthropomorphic fantasy about a group of farm animals trying to survive the bubonic plague in the fourteenth century. From the animal perspective, the novella allegorises the human psyche in response to the Black Death and its effect on the social fabric of Europe at a time when every human or animal was regarded as a threat—a vector of the disease.
The year is 1349 in human time. A death ship drifts helplessly into a port of Tailandia, and death spreads throughout the land thereafter. Big Bertha, a tiny, bossy cat previously led an idyllic life with her dumb companions on Farmer Sven’s farm until the dreaded sickness strikes down the farm. The animals form a fellowship and under the leadership of Big Bertha, abandon the farm and their land to escape the sickness. Their harrowing journey is endless and perilous, incidents piling upon incidents in a desperate struggle for survival. Meeting many characters, both human and animal, it proves increasingly difficult to keep the fellowship together. Can Big Bertha succeed in her quest to restore harmony for the fellowship in a new home? A coming-of-age story of high adventure and romance, of innocence lost, of paradise lost. This novel is a worthy sequel to the critically acclaimed” General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms.”
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Author Bio:
David Bush is a medical doctor specialized in haematology. He was born and raised in Malta. He emigrated to the UK but returned to his first home in 2003 where he still practices. He is the co-founder of a support group for patients with blood cancers. Apart from a medical book, he has published extensively in international medical journals. He is a reviewer for selected scientific journals. He is also a regular guest contributor to a popular political blog. Three reasons converge to explain his venturing into the realm of self-publishing. Firstly, he gave up his private practice to spend more time with his young nephews who inspired him to attempt novel writing. Secondly, he is a DIY enthusiast for any type of job. Thirdly, he also nurtures a lifelong love of literature.
“General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms” is his debut novel.
Bush won several accolades in 2024. He is the recipient of the Children’s Book International Prize and the Author International Award. The book was selected as top pick in the Author Shout Reader Ready contest and was voted Winter’s Best Book for Christian Historical Fiction in the Pencraft Seasonal competition. It was a finalist of the American Legacy Book Award and of the Literary Global Children’s Book Award.
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Silver Medalist for Best Video Channel in 2024 eLit Awards.
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