As a member of the Rotary Club of London, Neville has just had the novel ‘You Are What You Are’ published, which has already received some promising reviews.
Neville’s explorations and expeditions have taken him to all parts of the world; including the Arctic and the Antarctic, India, China, Japan, the Americas, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and to so many other countries – all the while raising substantial funds for charity.
His Zen and philosophical wisdoms are boundless and have been channelled into the uplifting novel ‘You Are What You Are’.
It is set between Kansas and Chicago. The novel has been described by film director, Ridley Scott, as “a first class read”.
He said: “This novel is a first class read with a very challenging and startling storyline, and is full of surprises right to the end.”
While the President of the Explorers’ Club, Richard Wiese, said: “This novel is the perfect escape – it transports you to another time and place, full of life, love, and jazz. It is creative, inspirational, and outright spellbinding.”
Neville’s explorations and expeditions have taken him to all parts of the world; including the Arctic and the Antarctic, India, China, Japan, the Americas, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and to so many other countries – all the while raising substantial funds for charity.”
Neville is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), the Explorers Club of New York, the Travellers Club of London, the Scientific Exploration Society (SES) and the Bhutan Society.
He provides annual awards through the RGS and the SES to support explorers with their overseas expeditions.
A Freeman of the City of London, and a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, Neville is extensively involved with conservationist organisation, Earthwatch.
Neville said that the novel which cuts to the core of abandonment, amid love, jazz and life’s eternal mysteries.
This novel is a first class read with a very challenging and startling storyline, and is full of surprises right to the end.”
“I would like to think this is an exhilarating, compelling, passionate and ultimately uplifting novel.”
The book’s central character is Gabe who, when very young, was devastated by being abandoned by his father.
Jazz music had been his only true refuge, until his mother’s sudden death and the discovery of part of a letter compels Gabe to finally search for his lost father.
“What happens next is a cocktail of love, fate and startling revelations which, I believe, makes the novel unlike anything else on the shelves,” said the author.
The book has been based on Neville’s global travels and the people he has met.
Neville added: “I’ve met many of the world’s poorest peoples, and discovered that they not only have amazing stories to tell, but often possess inner strengths and resilience that can act as an example to us all.
“This has encouraged me to write something really profound; a story that would focus on the life of a young man dealt some very bad hands in life but in using his tenacity, wit and bravery it will make the reader feel truly inspired.
I’ve met many of the world’s poorest peoples, and discovered that they not only have amazing stories to tell, but often possess inner strengths and resilience that can act as an example to us all.”
“The story is going to stir the emotions of readers, and will definitely leave them with very much to think about. In many ways Gabe is a microcosm of us all and the way we need to relate to the adversities we have to face.
“We all pass through life with a constant stream of questions and I hope my novel will help the reader to find the vitality and understanding we need to survive and it will provide answers.”
‘You Are What You Are’ is available during bookshop lockdown in hardback and paperback via Amazon.
Website: www.nevilleshulman.com
Book Prices: Hardcover $28 (£21.59) Paperback $18 (£12.99)
