Millionaires Day
Author | : Kit Power |
Publisher | : French Press Publishing |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2024-10-14 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Millionaires Day written by Kit Power and published by French Press Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Sunday, 22nd December, 2019, everyone in the United Kingdom woke up with one million pounds in cash under their beds. The miracle – or catastrophe – was never adequately explained. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic the event was largely forgotten or treated as an urban legend. Until now. In this explosive volume, investigative journalist/historian Kit Power finally blows the lid off that surreal, impossible morning. Focussing on a few residents of Milton Keynes, a uniquely diverse city northwest of London, Power lays bare: - the wonder of waking up to a found fortune through the eyes of a neglected child - the madness and panic of an unprepared public from the perspective of an overworked police officer - the graphic terror inflicted by a band of reprobate gangsters for whom too much is never enough - the strangeness of it all through the outlook of man’s best friend Note: for legal purposes, this book is marketed as fiction. But no one who lived through it could deny the profound impact of… MILLIONAIRES DAY