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Precipice deals with both cancer and depression in a sensitive way.
Also within the book are nine short stories with Mandal's characteristic blend of humour and pathos.
Cancer. How was he going to tell Jamie?
"Come in," Dr Patel said, motioning Matt to a seat. It was the last appointment of the day but this time Dr Gita Patel felt none of the customary relief that such an occasion brought. Instead of sitting down immediately, she went over to the counter at one end of the room and poured herself a cup of coffee. She looked round at her patient. "Would you like some? Last cup from the Thermos."
Surprised, Matt said, "Yes."
"Milk and sugar?"
"Just milk, thanks."
"I should give it up, too. Sugar. Come to that, I | |  | | The Dandelion Clock
1986. If David hadn't missed his train, and if Rob hadn't been in the kitchen when his mother was baking a birthday cake, they might never have met.
Both found themselves sitting at the same table in the cafe on Waterloo Station and got talking. There was an instant rapport between them. But was David just being a good Samaritan or were his motives suspect? And why had Rob left home?
1986: not so very long ago. But things were different. The USSR, Czechoslovakia and the old Yugoslavia were still shown on maps. Inequalities in the age of consent persisted despite the ever-increasing powers of the European Union which went by a different name. And people still had record collections. It was the year Argentina won the World Cup in Mexico, Today was launched, and the Greater London Council abolished. It was a year of explosions: Chernobyl, Challenger and the Stockmarket's less earth-shattering 'Big Bang'. And trains were still run by British Rail. He got to the departures b | |  | | The Loss of Innocence
The Loss of Innocence continues the theme of love found and sometimes lost, together with the innocence of those involved. Jay writes with tenderness, humour and compassion for his fellow man.
"You're going to lose him if you're not careful," said Nancy, as she unpacked the new titles that had just arrived. She was a short woman, with tight grey curls and boundless energy.
John looked up warily. "What makes you say that?"
"I don't think he can take much more. One day you'll push him away just once too often, and it'll be too late."
"I'm sure you're wrong. About him being interested, I mean. What have I to offer? I'm fifty-two - far too old. Everything I have is tied up in this bookshop, and you know how precarious things are for small businesses nowaday |
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Zara's Bois
by Gracie McKeever
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 When the powers-that-be make the decision to return a selfish party-girl, Zara, to Earth on three missions of redemption, can romance and mayhem be far behind? One hot and trendy gay nightclub, two bickering angels and three unlikely pairs add up to |
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