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A moving true life saga, spanning over forty years, from the poor neighbourhoods of the East End of London, to the affluent neighbourhoods of Croyded London in its times. As children, teenagers and adults, their love never ceased. They traveled different paths and crossed wide oceans and during these years never gave their love to anyone else, indeed they were true soul mates. She held onto a scrap of paper, he clung to a well faded black and white photograph and both had something that were identical that they were not aware of. How different their lives may have turned, if it had not have been for a very religious woman of strong convictions whom they both adored, a vindictive mother who did not know the meaning of the word, a young woman who married for all the wrong reason and a young man who did the same. The gamble that they took in the name of love. Hurting family members along the way and in return, they were persecuted for their actions by the very ones that claimed to love them. The emotional roller-coaster that ignored her finger on the stop button, another pain suffered with each plunge of the carriage, would it ever end she wondered? Her faith in God challenged every step of the way, asking Him if she really did deserve what was happening around her and why didn’t He hear her cries for help, what did she have to do to find a glimpse of happiness? From the days of laying under the pear tree to the day sitting in an empty room surrounded by boxes, she was convinced that God had turned His back on her and in a quiet moment she told God, “He had Won.”

Ben Marcus returns with a collection of timely dystopian visions of alienation in a modern world. Here a hapless, corporate drone finds love after being disfigured from testing his employer’s newest nutrition supplement; a father starts to suspect that his son’s precocity has turned sinister; and two architects in a failing marriage must consider the ethics of artificially inciting emotion as they construct a memorial to a terrorist attack. It’s these characters and others that over the course of thirteen short stories showcase Marcus’s compassion, imagination, and mordant humor. Never has existential catastrophe been so much fun.

Identical twin sisters – orphaned and separated and adopted at birth – neither aware of each other’s existence – neither aware of their unique heritage nor the corrupt motivations behind their adoption. Emily grows up in poverty and injustice and with little parental interest. Tiara grows up in wealth and plenty but with little parental interest. Meanwhile Humility grows up in poverty but under harsh parental control. Matt sought to force Emily to become the daughter Matt wanted – but he failed. Or did he? Astra sought to force Tiara to become the daughter Astra wanted – but she failed. Or did she? Modesty sought to force Humility to become the daughter Modesty wanted – and succeeded. Or did she? Edward housed, fed and clothed Tiara and hoped for the best. The system housed, fed and clothed Emily and hoped for the best. Modesty housed, fed and clothed Humility and demanded the best. Then Modesty married Edward while Tiara and Emily met in Juvenile Detention and three girls’ life trajectories intertwined for both good and ill. Where will they end up when the dust settles? Read Humanity and Humility – a sequel to A Grandmother Named Desire by John David – and find out.

Doctor Eleanor Sutherland is urgently summoned back to the family home, by her Senior Police Officer father. To her horror, with Ministerial approval she was made sole heir to the estate of the now deceased British MP, Nigel Trevisa. Her father reveals a story of covert data gathering on Nigel Trevisa. How did he achieve high office? Why did his sexual predatory tendencies go unpunished? Where did the money come from to acquire a grand lifestyle? His task turned into an obsession as the questions went unanswered. Together with trusted family and friends, Eleanor yields to her father’s request if only to untangle herself from his spooky world. As the pace accelerates, the vengefulness and brutality of Trevisa’s only offspring Cassandra, comes as a complete shock to all. In Eleanor’s battle to stay alive she not only takes on the persona of someone brave and fearless, but places her trust in one man. This makes her question if cutting herself off from emotional involvement is a good idea, as they become romantically closer. In an explosive double-headed climax three people will not survive the ordeal.

“Like a tornado” he says. “Falling in love feels like a fucking tornado blowing through your emotions.” Chuckling to himself, he plates the food. “That sounds terrifying” I say. I’m surprised to hear my voice come out so strongly because I feel anything but strong. His back still towards me, he nods. “It is.”