CALL ME JOE BY MARTIN VAN ES AND ANDREW CROFTS
Paperback published by Red Door 4th June 2020
The world is on the brink of disaster
The environment, society and mankind itself are facing extreme challenges in a world that is both more connected, and yet more divided than ever before. Fear and confusion seep into all parts of everyday life now, more than ever, the world needs one voice, one guide…
One day the Earth is plunged into darkness and when light appears again so does a man – call him Joe – claiming to be the son of God.
Can Joe bring the world’s most creative thinkers and leaders together to tackle the ills of mankind?
Can he convince us all to follow him before it’s too late?
In this compelling and prescient novel, Martin van Es and Andrew Crofts highlight the key concerns of our time and imagines a future where we, at last, all work together to ensure the future of our world and all the life that calls it home.
My review
The sun went down, suddenly Sophie was in darkness. She had responsibilities to the school and to the parents who entrusted the care of their children to her. Her duty was to safe guard the children. With the outside going black The headmaster thought maybe it’s some sort of eclipse without any warning from the radio that morning. What was happening? The whole world had gone dark, everyone around the world was experiencing the same blackness. Africa had no moon, no clouds.
Major traffic pile-ups were happening in the few seconds between the sudden full of darkness. Many major people like powerful government in the spotlight didn’t know themselves what was going on.
Scientists and everyone were searching for an explanation and soon mad theories began.
Religious experts started debating saying the sun was a sign from God that mankind. And God stopped sun and the moon during the battle between the Israelites and the Amorites.
We are all excited when we get an eclipse, but imagine during the day experiencing total blackness without any explanation. There is a lot more to this story with the world on the brink of disaster, but it’s a great one with a mixture of fiction, science fiction, even a bit of fantasy into the mix.
I recommend Call Me Joe as this is a brave, story to write, with the easy flowing fact that readers can use their imagination and be able to picture the chaos all over the world of darkness.
I don’t want to spoil too much of what happens, but what I can tell you is that as the story progresses there is far more to draw your attention into this book much further.
I would like to thank very much literallypr for sending me interesting throughout paperback Call Me Joe.
ABOUT MARTIN VAN ES
Martin van Es is a Dutch entrepreneur, father and grandfather. Born in 1959, the youngest of three children, he studied clinical psychology in Groningen, but got distracted by partying and a permanent lack of money.
Between 2013 and 2017, Martin was director and co-owner of a large, international group of packaging wholesale companies specialized in environmental issues. The role, as well as the birth of his first two grandchildren, have had a massive influence on Martin.
He started writing Call Me Joe in 2017, and asked Andrew Crofts, as a prolific ghostwriter, to join him as co-writer in 2019 to make the story the best it could possibly be. Martin hopes the book will provoke conversation, challenge the status quo, and encourage people to question more about what is happening in the world, to question their leaders, and to consider their role in the future of the planet.
To find out more about Martin Van Es visit. www.thejoeproject.eu
ABOUT WRITER ANDREW CROFTS
Andrew Crofts is one of the world’s best known ghostwriters, having published around a hundred books, many of them bestsellers. Robert Harris quoted him extensively in his bestselling thriller ‘Ghost’ which was subsequently filmed with Ewan McGregor as the ghostwriter and Pierce Brosnan as a Tony Blair style ex-prime minister. Andrew has also published his own fiction, most recently “What Lies Around Us” and “Secrets of the Italian Gardener”, which both draw on his experiences ghostwriting for the powerful and wealthy.
You can find Writer Andrew Crofts on www.andrewcrofts.com
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