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Tony was born in Winchester, Hampshire. His father was a businessman, author and publisher of books, and his mother a theatrical actress, giving him a life-long love of books, theatre and story-telling. A graduate of Edinburgh University, Tony has trodden the line between liberal arts and technology through spells in the music industry, television and digital innovation. Apart from his own books, he writes under the aliases F. M. Frites and M. T. Sands.
Bruno was embarrassed to admit it but slowly he had become a snob. The first season he had become a ski instructor, he had been the life and soul of the town. It didn’t matter who they were, he was always ready to join the after party and keep going until the early hours. On …
“Though lovers be lost, love shall not.” Dylan Thomas As you may or may not have gathered, friends of Mary have provided the tarot cards that start each chapter. I ask Giorgio what he thinks of these kinds of systems. He makes a joke about necromancy, when I know he means cartomancy. Cartomancy or prediction …
The scene, to his eyes, was more like a scene at the beginning of the fourth act. The apartment was not that big: two rooms sparsely furnished. The ceiling, though, was extraordinarily high, and the windows were correspondingly tall. There were six or seven of them as the apartment was a corner one. Snow was …
What is that on your shoulder?” “It’s a mole. I should have had it removed.” “Why? I think it is rather wonderful.” “It is a blemish.” ‘We all have those.” “It is too obvious.” “Then, why haven’t you done something about it? You’ll be in and out in a day.” “I can’t. It’s part of …
Jessica was sitting in the carriage minding her own business when the man opposite her answered his phone in a loud and penetrating voice: “Finally, you got back… “Listen, I’ll tell you what I think, then you can tell me…” The man had just noticed his shoe lace was undone. He cocked the phone and …
John and Suki were having a whale of a time. They were all togged up with parachutes and about to jump out at 6,000 feet for their fiftieth jump. What a blast! They had their sports camera in the plane and were leaning out the open door of the aircraft filming. Then Suki dropped it. …
To put it bluntly, and you may notice Giorgio has his blunt streak, it’s time to close, he says. And since I have also drunk far too many cups of coffee, and eaten far too many of G’s club sandwiches; they are not club sandwiches. Be that as it may, I call them that to …
A Cautionary Note When you enter the Garden, inevitably, and perhaps none too surprisingly, you will find that you leave something behind. When you are in the Garden, you may find – to your surprise or indeed unwittingly – something different. That something different you may take out of the Garden if you so please. …
On Gnomes Gnomes, according to legend, live underground or in little holes in the mountains. The gnomes of the Garden, however, love trees. The trees and indeed the bushes are all very talkative. Ash trees are known as “Russells” because of the sound they make. Willow trees go swish or wish and so are “Wishes”. …
