London based author, Phil Churchill, sees his golf novel, The Orbury Way, published as an eBook in the US. It is hotly tipped to be a best-seller. The book follows the exploits of a traditional golf club, The Orbury, which is housed in the ancestral seat and estate of the Earl Orbury. With a unique, wry blend of golf and the English aristocracy, the book charts the journey as a British tradition golf club is challenged with the onslaught of the modern world.

Short Book Synopsis: The future of the historic Orbury Golf Club hangs in the balance. Following the death of the old Earl Orbury, the Club Secretary struggles to keep it afloat as the modern world threatens to overwhelm it. Can the heir to the estate, Viscount Waffham, win the par 32 one-hole challenge? Who is the rightful heir? Who is the father of the baby? Who stole the painting and just what is in that 70 year old letter...?

Long Book Synopsis: Cocooned from the outside world for over 150 years, the historic Orbury Golf Club is shaken to its core upon the death of the old Earl Orbury, as his heir, Viscount Waffham, threatens to sweep away its ancient traditions and throw open the doors to the outside world, and to women!

The ancient club is further rocked as its great name is splashed across the front pages of the press when two of its members are pictured brawling in the street over a pregnant girl.

It falls upon the broad shoulders of Jim Chives, Club Secretary, to try and steer The Orbury through the storm and protect it from the onslaught of modernity and change whilst overseeing the ritual handover to the new Earl.

This begins with a mammoth par 32 one-hole golf challenge that pits Viscount Waffham up against his dead ancestors as he tees off from the 16th tee at the northern tip of the lake and heads for the 3rd green in the southwest corner of the estate. But as the incoming Earl is toasted at the banquet of The Orbury Flock tension between the members and the Viscount reaches breaking point and events begin to cascade out of control. Even the Viscount himself is not immune to threat as three 70-year-old letters threaten to snatch the Earldom and the estate from his grasp, just as a priceless masterpiece goes missing from the Hall.

Who is the rightful heir? Who stole the painting? Who is the father of the baby and just what lies lurking in that third letter...?

The underlying theme to the book is one of change; change within the golf industry, as old clubs struggle to attract and react to a younger generation whose view and experience of the world is very different to the one lived by the older custodians of the clubs.

Details

The book is available in all major digital formats and is immediately on sale at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Kobo priced at $5.99. It is due for release on iBookstore and Sony in the coming weeks.

To celebrate the launch, Smashwords has launched a 50% off promotional offer. Go to: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/349323 and enter voucher code: HN37Y to purchase at the discounted price of $3.00