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Conservatives and Labour, who are both on 31 percent, are only six points ahead of the UKIP, with the Liberal Democrats lagging far behind on a mere 11 percent.<br>
 
  
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Specifically, "experts predict this would give a general election result of&nbsp;Labour 253 MPs, Conservatives 187, UKIP 128, Liberal Democrats 11, and other parties 71," according to .<br>
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Cedar Rapids author Ed Gorman s successfully-drawn literary picture of Sam McCain s coming of age comes to a close in the satisfying Riders on the Storm (Pegasus, 208 pages, $25.95).
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Gorman introduced McCain in The Day the Music Died and in a series of 10 novels (all with song titles) takes the young Iowa attorney/private investigator on a journey through a captivating time of societal evolution from 1958 though 1971.
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"If UKIP are to turn votes into Commons seats in Britain's first-past-the-post system, they need to build up bastions of local strength. Today's poll suggests they may have begun to do that," Professor John Curtice from Strathclyde University,&nbsp;&nbsp;the Mail on Sunday.<br>
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The books feature a mystery to solve always accomplished deftly but the series for me is just as much about the growth of the character, a town and even a nation. Along with McCain, we ve experienced anew the seeming simplicity of small-town Iowa in the 1950s, Buddy Holly s death, the Cold War, civil rights campaigns, political campaigns, hippie communes and, finally, the stark realities of a long conflict in Vietnam.
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The latter figures heavily in Riders on the Storm. McCain is back home after a boot camp injury prematurely ends his military career as a draftee. But the consequences of war have reached everywhere, including Black River Falls, where emotions run high on both side of the issue.
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"The 25 percent level represents a 22-point increase on the 3 percent the party won in 2010. If that increase were to occur evenly in every constituency, they could still fail to pick up a single seat."<br>
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One of McCain s friends joins a group of veterans against the war and is brutally beaten by another veteran because of it. When the one who delivered the beating turns up dead, his victim is the obvious suspect.
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McCain doesn t agree and begins a quest for the truth.
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"But today's poll suggests UKIP's support has increased much more in the south of England outside London than it has elsewhere in the UK - by a staggering 34 points. If that level was recorded throughout the South, UKIP could win as many as 128 seats, with no less than 102 of them coming from the Conservatives, whose vote in the region is down 14 points," he continued.<br>
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As always, Gorman s narrative is driven by an impeccable sense of time and place.
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Those of us who lived it, revel in the vivid memories. Those who didn t, get a taste of the shaping of a generation.
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"In that event, Cameron would be left with just 187 seats, almost as weak a position as the Conservatives were in after their calamitous defeat in 1997. Mr. Farage would achieve his ambition of holding the balance of power at Westminster. Any poll estimate of what is going on in an individual region is inevitably not as robust as that for the country as a whole."<br>
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Another hallmark of this series is development of characters who have depth and who matter most notably McCain.
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We ve witnessed his growth; now it s bittersweet as we re left to ponder where he goes from here.
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"However, if UKIP are advancing more strongly in some parts of the South, its chances of establishing itself as a significant force at Westminster may well be higher than has so far been appreciated," he said.<br>
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Oh, one more thing. Faithful readers who ve wondered if Sam gets the girl finally get an answer.
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Meet the author
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In order to form a majority government, 326 MPs are required. Since joining forces between Conservatives and UKIP would bring them to a total of 315 MPs, they will most probably "rely on the Democratic Unionist Party to do a deal with them over their eight MPs, bringing them tantalizingly close to being able to form an anti-European government," according to Breitbart.<br>
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What: Meet Ed Gorman at the Celebrate Writing mini-conference
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When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday
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The telephone poll was conducted after Douglas Carswell's victory for UKIP in the Clacton by-election last week.<br><p>Related Articles:</p><ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul>
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Where: Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth St., Marion
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Cost: Free
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Revision as of 19:09, 31 October 2014

Cedar Rapids author Ed Gorman s successfully-drawn literary picture of Sam McCain s coming of age comes to a close in the satisfying Riders on the Storm (Pegasus, 208 pages, $25.95). Gorman introduced McCain in The Day the Music Died and in a series of 10 novels (all with song titles) takes the young Iowa attorney/private investigator on a journey through a captivating time of societal evolution from 1958 though 1971. The books feature a mystery to solve always accomplished deftly but the series for me is just as much about the growth of the character, a town and even a nation. Along with McCain, we ve experienced anew the seeming simplicity of small-town Iowa in the 1950s, Buddy Holly s death, the Cold War, civil rights campaigns, political campaigns, hippie communes and, finally, the stark realities of a long conflict in Vietnam. The latter figures heavily in Riders on the Storm. McCain is back home after a boot camp injury prematurely ends his military career as a draftee. But the consequences of war have reached everywhere, including Black River Falls, where emotions run high on both side of the issue. One of McCain s friends joins a group of veterans against the war and is brutally beaten by another veteran because of it. When the one who delivered the beating turns up dead, his victim is the obvious suspect. McCain doesn t agree and begins a quest for the truth. As always, Gorman s narrative is driven by an impeccable sense of time and place. Those of us who lived it, revel in the vivid memories. Those who didn t, get a taste of the shaping of a generation. Another hallmark of this series is development of characters who have depth and who matter most notably McCain. We ve witnessed his growth; now it s bittersweet as we re left to ponder where he goes from here. Oh, one more thing. Faithful readers who ve wondered if Sam gets the girl finally get an answer. Meet the author 

What: Meet Ed Gorman at the Celebrate Writing mini-conference 
When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday
Where: Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth St., Marion
Cost: Free
More information: Read more about the conference on page 14

Related Articles:

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