Christina Alberta's Father Michael Murphy Trapped between professional stagnation and

Trapped between professional stagnation and personal repression

driven by the ambition to unite all the feuding Hunnish and Scythian tribes under single banner and a single king

thilling yet profound writing

Lewis was correct in his thinking

the only thing they share is the moment of their death

Christina Alberta's Father Michael Murphy Trapped between professional stagnation andIn the months following his wife's death, Mr. Preemby, a retired laundryman becomes convinced that he is the incarnation of Sargon, the ancient king of Sumeria, returned to save a world upturned by the First World War. Trying to make sense of Mr Preemby is his stepdaughter, Christina Alberta. A masterclass in comic invention, Christina Alberta's Father depicts characters who long for something to believe in, just so long as it is not 'some horrible