Bothering God
An unflinching, character-driven story about doubt, conscience, and the questions people are often afraid to ask.
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Clive P. Newton | Author of The Bothering Series
Clive P. Newton is a Hertfordshire-based novelist and former English teacher, writing intelligent, humane fiction about character, politics, community, and the quiet significance of people who keep showing up for others.
Books
The Bothering Series
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Bothering Westminster
A sharp political narrative that challenges institutions, power, and the stories nations tell themselves.
Bothering America
A direct look at identity, leadership, and the cultural tensions shaping modern American life.
Bothering the World, Part 1
The first part of a global perspective series on conflict, responsibility, and the future of civil society.
Bothering the World, Part 2
A continuation of the series, expanding the scope to worldwide consequences and long-term change.
Other Books
London Gin
An East End ensemble comedy set in 1899, where one crashed wagon turns a whole street into unlikely entrepreneurs.
Chateau Saint-Pierre
A contemporary literary thriller following a dead colleague's final message into buried wartime records and private power.
Double Encryption
A 1977 espionage novel spanning London, Paris, and rural France, built around a stolen wallet, hidden film, and layered loyalties.
Murdoch and Brewster
A crime-thriller series opener beginning with a devastating Brooklyn house fire and a partnership pulled into staged violence, shadowed by the psycho nature of Brewster.
About
Clive P. Newton
Clive P. Newton is a Hertfordshire-based novelist and former English teacher. His fiction is known for its intelligent, humane storytelling and its close attention to voice, character, and the moral texture of everyday life.
Drawing on a lifelong love of literature, history, and language, he writes novels that explore politics, community, and the quiet significance of people who keep showing up for others.
Based in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Reader Comments on Bothering God
"Alistair Hargreaves starts as an observer, but by the time he reaches Tim Brooke and the Hartwell St. Mary chapters, you can feel him changing in real time. That emotional shift is what stayed with me." Reader in Hertfordshire
"The scenes between Alistair and Margaret are beautifully judged. Their marriage feels lived-in, intelligent, and vulnerable, and it gives the whole book its human centre." Book Club Member, London
"I loved how each visit reveals character through conversation rather than speeches. Sarah Feldman, Yusuf Hassan, and the others are drawn as people first, not symbols." Independent Reader
"The final manuscript section, where Alistair titles the book and hands it to Margaret, is quietly powerful. It lands because the earlier chapters have earned every line." Online Review
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