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The Slow Road to Deadhorse
The Slow Road to Deadhorse
AN ENGLISHMAN'S DISCOVERIES AND REFLECTIONS ON THE BACKROADS OF NORTH AMERICA
By James Anthony
Months after selling his technology company and escaping the rat-race of big business, James Anthony set out across the North American continent in search of adventure and catharsis. He found both in spades.
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James Anthony writes in three primary categories. Click a section to learn more:
Travel
James Anthony likes to get off the beaten track. In The Slow Road to Deadhorse, he wiggles 5,500 miles down the quirky backroads of North America.
“A ride of enlivening wonders.”
—David Schoenbrod
Shakespeare
James Anthony retells the Bard’s plays and sonnets in the same iambic pentameter as the originals, using contemporary English that everyone can understand.
“A dazzling success.”
—Stephen Fry
Screenplays
Blending reality and magical realism, James Anthony creates hypothetical , fast-paced stories that grab attention with humour, heartbreak and grace.
“Exquisitely written, brilliant work.”
—The Script Lab