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Greg Hunt’s first book, They Saddle Dogs will hit Bahrain’s bookshelves on June 7 at Jashanmal Bookstores.
The book, thought to be the first-of-its-kind to be published in the GCC by a region-based English-language author, has already reached the ‘Top Ten Bestsellers’ charts in the UAE.
In his inaugural ‘big book writing’ endeavour, Greg recounts his sometimes mind-bending and at other times heart-rending road battle with his dying father’s last request to help assist his death.
The story unfolds during a vibrantly described, experience-filled road journey from Abu Dhabi to London in Hunt’s trusty Nissan Pathfinder, leading They Saddle Dogs to be described as a quirky hybrid between a novel, a snapshot biography and a travelogue. It is also a factual, sometimes humorous; delve into the intricacies of euthanasia and parent-sibling communication.
Edmund O’Sullivan, Editorial Director of MEED, is just one of the numerous critiques to have reviewed the book, proclaimed it as ‘a compelling read’: “They Saddle Dogs is a moving account of a journey of discovery set in the Middle East and how the author’s quest for help for his dying father led to a new understanding of what binds and divides,” he said.
Hunt has already carved a name for himself as seasoned journalist and more recently as a radio presenter. He is the founding publisher of the region’s inaugural finance magazine, MoneyWorks, weekly columnist for UAE’s daily 7 Days and host of Travel Eye, the first weekly travel magazine programme in the region on Dubai Eye 103.8FM.
DIARY DATE Book Signing: They Saddle Dogs, by Greg Hunt Jashanmal Bookstores, West Wing extension, Seef Mall, Thursday, June 7, 2007, 6-8pm.
