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Novel in English: The Road to Alberta

Published October 1, 2024 by SAGA (English e-book: Kindle / Kobo)

Howard Walker is on the run from a dark secret.

Talking into a tape recorder as he drives a bus across America, Howard Walker spins an intricate
tale of mixed and mirrored realities – about living hand-to-mouth in New York, about his lost
love Delaney, and his years with the famous singer Philip Boothman.

It was Boothman who picked Walker up from the gutter. Since then Walker has done shady work
for the acclaimed songwriter and lived in his shadow. When Ida, a young Danish woman, shows
up at one of Boothman’s legendary concerts, Walker’s loyalty is put to the test. A romantic affair
ends in disaster, and when the book opens, Ida is dead and Walker has left town.

THE ROAD TO ALBERTA is a modern “Great Gatsby”, a novel about love, loss, sorrow and
friendship, a story about big dreams and broken hearts. On a road trip from coast to coast,
Howard Walker looks for America and his own past in search of closure and healing.

Also available in Danish: Saxo bookstore (print, e-book, audio)

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Elements of Style

I don’t use emoticons
Or exclamation marks
I don’t capitalize words
To make them brawl and bark
I use italics sparingly
Like fish sauce or Danish Blue
Lest my paragraphs become
Potpourris or cheese fondue.
Language is like music
With precision, grace and mojo
Exaggeration makes the world
Pocket-sized and so-so
Shakespeare and Updike
Never needed an air hammer
The power-tool for the job
Is a little thing called grammar.

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