Umbrella Pine Publications is the web portal for novelist and geographer Bill Lloyd.
Books published by Bill Lloyd include:
Searching for Cibola
At fifty years of age Lawrence has reached a crossroads. His wife Rachel has left him and his close friend John is dead. He moves from Los Angeles to the mountains of New Mexico where he delves into his past, searching for clues to help him understand how he arrived at this point in his life. As he struggles to construct a coherent narrative he discovers that the truth can be as elusive as the Seven Cities of Cibola sought by Coronado more than four hundred years before. Genre: literary fiction.
From reader reviews: "The natural dialectical evolution of individuals interacting with each other and with happenstance" . . . "Beautifully written"
Searching for Cibola is available as a paperback book Amazon and as an ebook Kindle and Epub.
Searching for Cibola is also available at other Amazon sites, including:
UK • France • Canada • Germany • Australia
The Solitude Myth
All truth is subjective or so David believes as he sets out to change his life. A New Yorker in his early thirties, he moves to Paris to work for an international aid agency. He's happy and he's in love, but then his carefully scripted story goes awry. After experiencing memory lapses he is advised by a doctor to seek rest in a small town in the south of France. As he struggles to regain his memories he must confront a world full of contradictions and illusions. Genre: literary fiction.
From reader reviews: "Cerebral and elegant" . . . "An insight into existential mysteries"
The Solitude Myth is available as a paperback book Amazon and as an ebook Kindle and Epub.
The Solitude Myth is also available at other Amazon sites, including:
UK • France • Canada • Germany • Australia
Dramatics
Bill Lloyd's third novel, Dramatics, is a study of personal identity and role playing. The story centers on Allen, a writer from Los Angeles, who becomes involved in an experimental theater production during a summer spent in the south of France. The focus of the action is the interplay among the three principal characters: the introspective writer Allen, the accomplished actress Mireille, and the devotee of experimental theater, Charlie. The drama unfolds at a magnificent chateau in the Languedoc region of France where Charlie is creating his latest masterpiece, a highly unusual improvisation that combines minimal direction with ample room for experimentation and doubt. In Charlie's world nothing can be taken for granted, and by the time he has finished staging his play the line between life and art is permanently blurred. Genre: Literary Fiction. Length: approximately 67,000 words.
Dramatics is available as a paperback book Amazon and as an ebook Kindle and Epub.
Dramatics is also available at other Amazon sites, including:
UK • France • Canada • Germany • Australia
Additional Information
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