I have read some more of Oy, Rodney, but I don’t seem to be any farther along in it. I think gremlins come in and add pages to it when no one’s looking.
Young Lord Jeremy Coldsore, in a desperate attempt to recoup his family fortune, has entered into a scheme with a mysterious stranger to introduce wild marsupials to the Scottish highlands. The koalas don’t like it. Jeremy is still trying to marry Lady Margo Cargo, the richest widow in Scurveyshire, but he will have to hurry because bits of her are falling off.
American adventurer Willis Twombley has discovered proof that he really is Sargon of Akkad. They still don’t believe him.
The vicar is recovering from the conniptions he suffered when he sneaked a peek under the backyard wading pool to see what was making the queer noises. The experience has so disturbed his brain that now he can only speak backwards.
So far no character named “Rodney” has appeared in the story. After some 400 pages, this is annoying. I am beginning to suspect that “Rodney” is either a rabbit or a hamster: author Violet Crepuscular has dropped certain dark hints that it might be so. I’ll be very much put out if he turns out to be nothing at all.
NOTE: I still haven’t found a reproducible picture of the cover art for Oy, Rodney, so for the time being, Lord of the Tube Socks must suffice. We happen to know that Ms. Crepuscular has read this book and approves of it.
How many more pages to go? 🙂
I’ve ordered “Oy, Rodney” but Amazon keeps sending me “Lord of the Tube Socks.” I think it is some kind of conspiracy to keep from reaching my next level in Buddhist enlightenment (at least that’s what my horoscope said today). I don’t know whether to seek the advice of a necromancer or a Zen master. I still think the key is what is seen under the backyard wading pool.
Ah, yes! But the vicar isn’t able to tell us about that because no one understands him when he speaks backwards.
I am expecting several more mysterious strangers to enter the plot.