Tumult in Mecca
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★★★★★
It is an excellent book! I felt thoroughly entertained and sensed Henrik Bertelsen sitting beside me, telling me about his remarkable experiences.
- Rikke Sommer
★★★★★
"Tumult in Mecca” is both funny and exciting. Hard to put down.
- Per Steen Pedersen
★★★★★
A splendid story about seizing opportunities when they present themselves. Daring to plunge into deep water far from shore and learning to swim. The storytelling jumps in time and provides insight into the main character's sometimes surprising and risky choices.
- Esben Stubager
★★★★★
- Tine Curtis
★★★★★
I have had the opportunity to read Hans Peter Bech's new book. It is humorous and very engaging, making it a great read.
- Marco Caldana
★★★★★
An entertaining tale about how courage, perseverance, and persistence, combined with an open mind and an appetite for adventure, lead to exciting opportunities, new cultures, and collaboration with amazing people. Highly recommended.
- René Stockner
The Author
Hans Peter Bech (b. 1951), an M.Sc. (econ.) graduate from Copenhagen University, authored several acclaimed books on international business development in the software industry. His 2017 biography, 5,460 Miles from Silicon Valley, detailing Microsoft’s first billion-dollar acquisition outside the USA, received high praise from critics and readers alike.
The tale of baby boomer Henrik Bertelsen marks Hans Peter's debut as a novelist.
"Tumult in Mecca" is a novel about international business. It sometimes requires operating in cultures you don't understand and appreciate. It also shows how you can take chances and succeed, even when things go wrong.
Occasionally, an opportunity flies past your window. If you seize it, it can go north or south. When it goes north, that's great. When it goes south, you become wiser, and that's also great
Tumult in Mecca takes place in the second half of 1979.
Henrik Bertelsen, a baby boomer, is an economist at the Ministry of Labour in Copenhagen. Twice a week, he lectures in Macroeconomics at the local university.
Married to Englishwoman Sammy, they pour their hearts into building a co-housing community in North Zealand while navigating the complex process of adopting a child from Indonesia.
Henrik craves a period of undisturbed stability to secure his career as a civil servant.
Unexpectedly, he is asked to renovate and manage hospital kitchens in Saudi Arabia. His inner adventurer awakens, and with a short leave of absence from the ministry, he seizes the opportunity. The project escalates, and suddenly, he is caught up in an armed religious uprising in Mecca where he represents the enemy. Trapped between rebels and police, he is in trouble.
Henrik's life takes an unexpected turn when he escapes the turmoil in Mecca and is offered a lucrative job by an American computer company. This twist sets his life on an entirely new path, full of unknown adventures and challenges.
If you're a fan of heart-pounding suspense in a business setting, Tumult in Mecca is the book for you.
Life's Dilemmas
What do you do when:
- you want children, but your wife doesn't get pregnant?⁃ you want a house and garden, but not a villa?
⁃ all your plans are disrupted by an offer of adventure?
⁃ you find yourself in the middle of an armed religious uprising in Mecca, where you're not supposed to be, and bullets are flying around your ears?
⁃ you're offered a job with a 50% pay rise but can't decide if it's something you're cut out for? And when you're super happy in your current job.
In my book, Tumult in Mecca, the dilemmas line up to challenge baby boomer Henrik Bertelsen, who, in the not-too-distant future, can see himself as a top manager in the Danish Civil Service. Still, his inability to resist the spirit of adventure sends him in a different direction.
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