Jonathan Crouch was born and bred in Great Chishill. He is the son of Brian and the late Janet Crouch of Heydon Road, and he has written a novel and published it himself. The book, entitled ‘Price: World’ draws on Jonathan’s own childhood in the cornfields, footpaths and orchards of Great Chishill, and the adventures he shared with his imaginary friend.
The book tells the story of a clever & resourceful British scientist, who develops a fantastic new energy source. Unfortunately, the discovery places him in mortal danger from a ruthless, power-hungry Arab oil sheikh, determined to have the secret for himself.
With the help of his good friend ‘Mate’ and hounded by a journalist out to make a name for herself, Dr Adam Price battles it out with his adversaries in an explosive adventure that spans the globe. The action starts in Scotland before moving quickly to the small fictional village of Barnsdale, which is based on Jonathan’s own childhood home of Great Chishill, with references to the Windmill, Church, The Pheasant and even the chalk pit, which Jonathan hopes residents will recognise.
Jonathan was in the village on August Bank Holiday weekend and placed a signed first edition copy in the ‘Phone Box Library’ for everyone to enjoy.
Price: World is available to purchase from Amazon in both e-book and paperback versions, and readers are invited to keep up to date with future Price:World novels via the website: www.priceworldnovel.co.uk, where there are also links to the novel’s Facebook, YouTube and Instagram pages.