The Helicopter Pilot: A Novel
Author: Darcy Hoover
Desc: Far removed from the nine to five existence of normal folk nomads of the modern age scour the hinterlands and remote corners of our globe in a never-ending quest for resources. Modern day explorers these hard men endure months away from loved ones exposed to foreign cultures and exotic dangers all to scrape out a life and perhaps find a little adventure. An established career in the First World grows stagnant an opportunity presents itself and a timid man ventures abroad. In the unforgiving world of offshore oil exploration in a small African village Edward tentatively drifts beyond his self-imposed boundaries and finds himself drawn deeper into an existence he cannot escape. This is Edward’s struggle with his environment as much as his own nature and the man he desires to be.