The Buddha, Geoff and Me

The Buddha, Geoff and Me

A Modern Story

Summary

Ed is having a hard time - at work, in his love life and, well, generally. Then he meets an unlikely Buddhist - who drinks and smokes and talks his kind of language. Bit by bit, things begin to change...

Ed doesn't always take Geoff's advice. Or, when he does he lapses at the crucial moment. His path to understanding is not a straight one, especially as life keeps throwing more and more 'stuff' at him. Often he fails - like most of us, in fact. But sometimes he manages to get it right. And when he does, surprising things begin to happen ...

In The Buddha, Geoff and Me Edward Canfor-Dumas brings all his skills to bear in an absorbing story of everyday city life, where the characters stand out with all their human strengths and weaknesses, and the ending brings Ed - and perhaps all of us? - a hope we didn't necessarily expect.

The Buddha, Geoff and Me - for anyone who's ever begun to wonder what the whole damn thing is all about ...

Reviews

  • As compulsive as Pringles...I was astonished by this book. It has that strange, casual energy of an unpredicted bestseller.
    Paul Pickering, Daily Express

About the author

Edward Canfor-Dumas

Edward Canfor-Dumas is a novelist and an award-winning TV scriptwriter. He was educated at New College, Oxford and after a spell as a comedy writer and performer started writing for popular television series such as The Bill and Kavanagh QC. His TV work includes Tough Love, Pompeii: the Last Day and Supervolcano. He took a lead role in establishing the All-Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues, launched February 2007, and in 2011 co-founded Engi, a social enterprise that works with businesses, civil society and government to reduce conflict. He is the author of The Buddha, Geoff and Me and is a practising Buddhist.
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