Over the Rainbow (novel)
Encyclopedia
Over the Rainbow is the sixth novel by British writer Paul Pickering
. It is an often darkly comic love story set against the background of the war and aid work in Afghanistan. It is to be published by Simon & Schuster
on 1 March 2012. Pickering walked across Eastern Afghanistan
to research the novel.
Paul Pickering
- Early Life :Pickering was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, the son of Arthur Samuel Pickering and Lorna . He was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and at the University of Leicester.- Career :...
. It is an often darkly comic love story set against the background of the war and aid work in Afghanistan. It is to be published by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
on 1 March 2012. Pickering walked across Eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
to research the novel.
External links
- Debrett's People of Today 21 August 2005
- Collected reviews
- Paul Pickering at Simon & Schuster USA.
- Paul Pickering at Simon & Schuster UK.
- Paul Pickering's website