Released on = August 22, 2007, 3:21 am

Press Release Author = Alan Hamer (author)

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Tree God is a journey of intrigue and self-discovery, which,
told with the familiar northern dry wit gives the reader a sneak glimpse into the
mysterious grey world behind the \'iron curtain\'.

Press Release Body = TREE GOD: Behind the Iron Curtain is a novel based on a true
story. In 1969 during the \'Cold War\' years, Alan, a twenty one year old lad from
Bolton set off to the Soviet Union to work as a Materials Engineer. During three
astounding rollercoaster years in Mogilev, Belarus, he met people who would change
his life forever; none more so than Larissa. Tree God is a journey of intrigue and
self-discovery, which, told with the familiar northern dry wit gives the reader a
sneak glimpse into the mysterious grey world behind the \'iron curtain\'. Join Alan
on his adventure as a naïve lad who stumbles into more than he bargained for in
communist USSR. Apart from vivid memories that would last a lifetime just what was
he bringing back with him......?


Author Brief: Alan Hamer was born in Bolton, Lancashire in 1948. He has been happily
married for over 35 years and has 2 grown up children. Alan enjoys fishing and
supporting his local football team Bolton Wanderers. TREE GOD: Behind the Iron
Curtain is his first novel.


Excerpt from the book:

\"My mind worked overtime trying to imagine what Russia would be like. We would be
flying over the Iron Curtain. Would I be able to see it? All the news we saw was
of Cold War and military parades; stern-faced men stood in freezing conditions
watching huge missiles, tanks, and jack booted soldiers. They threatened us with
nuclear bombs and generally didn't like us. I summed it up in my mind. It was grey
- Iron Curtain grey, and it was cold, bloody cold! 'Paint a rosy picture, why don't
you?' I thought, pressing my nose against the Austrian Airlines Boeing 707 window."

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BOOK, CONTACT:

Alan Hamer (author)
E-mail: alan@bwfan.eclipse.co.uk


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Contact Details = Alan Hamer (author)
E-mail: alan@bwfan.eclipse.co.uk