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Jim Lowe

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Jim Lowe is a lifelong book lover and lover of all things creative. With 40 years of experience as a bookseller for a UK retail chain, he has a wealth of knowledge and passion for literature. Now retired, Jim dedicates his time to giving back to his local community in Worcester through running Facebook groups for musicians and writers, volunteering as a filmmaker for BBC Introducing and creating a niche YouTube channel for local artists that has amassed over 300,000 views. Jim has lived and worked in many different locations throughout the country, including Ashbourne, Braintree, Burton-Upon-Trent, Bury St Edmunds, Chelmsford, Derby, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Tewkesbury, and Worcester where he has called home for over 20 years. He is marri ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 52 ratings · 17 reviews · 10 distinct works

	New Reform (New Reform Quartet #1) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2084 - New World Man (Green Deal Quartet #1) 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The O.D.C. - The Online Death Cult (New Reform Quartet #2) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Reform Quartet (The New Reform Quartet #1-4) 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2100 - Crime of the Century (Green Deal Quartet #2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With Two Eyes (New Reform Quartet #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fourth Room (New Reform Quartet #4) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2142 - The Revealing Science (Green Deal Quartet #3) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2184 - Twenty-Second Century Man (Green Deal Quartet #4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE GREEN DEAL QUARTET: The complete four-book series of the climate fiction thriller 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cast Photos for the Green Deal Quartet Series

These cast photographs are as imagined by the author, using the AI imaging tool Midjourney.

A red headed female TV reporter is in a large crowd on Wall Street. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Rhea Laidlaw A young male eco-warrior addresses a large crowd of supporters.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Glenarvon Cole A spiritual man is dressed in a white robe.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Cain

A young, slender black man is stargazing. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Tyrone Beardon A young Asian man is standing in a village hall.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Siddha

A young black woman with an Afro hairstyle is in a supermarket.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Lizzie

A powerfully built alpha-male is standing on waste ground.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Brady Mahone A small Mexican-American man is standing in front of a homestead.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Lucian ‘Lucky’ Lopez An old man with a white bears is standing outside his ranch.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Archie Mahone A young girl is standing on the farm.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Amie

A creepy obese man is sitting in a tiled room surrounded by children's toys.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Don Pickerstaff a.k.a. Small Hand Don A glamorous older woman is looking out over the Pacific Ocean at sunset.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

A glamorous older woman is looking out over the Pacific Ocean at sunset.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Libby Kane nee Skye A woman is standing on farm land.This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Mary-Lou

An athletically built Silicone Valley executive dressed in a grey tracksuit. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Bodhi Sattva a.k.a. Xavier Kane A very old man dressed like an old-fashioned butler. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Hunter

A man with a beard and blue cap is operating a projector. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Vance

An Asian female professor is dressed in a black leather suit. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Professor Pinar Dogan A middle-aged man in a suit on the factory floor. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

John Kane

A middle-aged Scandinavian woman with short blonde hair. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

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Margaret Wilson An old Chinese-American man is waiting at a bus stop. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

Professor Yuan Chu A young androgynous woman out walking on a sunny afternoon. This is a character from the Green Deal Quartet series of books.

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“He did notice Tony’s gleaming white teeth for the first time. Tony wasn’t known for his smiling. He tried to find a suitable word to describe this smile, but the only word that came to him was expensive.”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

tags: character-development, descriptive-writing

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“It just seemed so unmanly – just like his poetry. He’d rather fight the biggest guy in the club than submit to that much scrutiny.”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

tags: humor, humour, masculinity, poetry

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“Even sleep couldn’t defeat pain. Pain covers sleep. Pain always wins.
Now the romance was well and truly dead between Joseph and Klaudia, it was time to head down the rocky road of mutual emotional destruction.”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

tags: character-development, family-drama, relationship-breakdown

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“It just seemed so unmanly – just like his poetry. He’d rather fight the biggest guy in the club than submit to that much scrutiny.”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

tags: humor, humour, masculinity, poetry

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“The white birds gorged on the swarm of dead bluebottles that had carpeted the ground. The cold had killed them the moment they left the heat of the chimney. The birds grew fatter before Tatum’s eyes and their features grew hideously distorted, but they continued their gluttony.

The Nurse said, ‘They can’t help themselves - the poison is irresistible to them.’

The white birds devoured every bluebottle, and the heavily laden flock ascended slowly into the air and then went in search of their next feast.”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

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“Superficial, ha! With me, what you see is what you get?’

Bill, looked up from his drink, ‘Now that is deep!”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

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“Like I said, so what?’

‘I think you’d like Miles Davis.’ Sunglasses laughed at the joke. Tatum didn’t get it, but she felt they were toying with her like cats pulling strands from a ball of wool.

‘Never fucking heard of him. Like I said, so what?”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

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“At school, everybody called her Irish, because of her name and her accent, but she felt more British than any of them. On rare occasions, a school friend would invite her over to her place, but there was never a flag to be seen, neither English nor British.”
― Jim Lowe, New Reform

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