An out-of-work engineer is greatly relieved to find a job after four months of searching--and is then accused of sexual assault during his first week with the company. And he didn't do anything! Who's brother? Who's sister?
The frustration of months builds up to an explosive peak one evening when Alan and Nina are alone in the office. Their mutual animosity sparks into mutual lust, and to their astonishment they find that they share a mutual obsession - fisting!
An Uncle Bob Story Laurie's parents are dead, killed by Indians. Now she must go a thousand miles to find her only known relative and live with him. Along the way she meets a boy, also adrift in the world. She learns a little about him, a little about her uncle, and a LOT about herself.
Mark and Jenny were always close until a boyfriend came between them. They get their second chance, when that boyfriend drives Jenny to attempt suicide. / (Reviews)
A Two Ships Passing Story "Heard a bump" is a strange phrase to use to describe an event in a large jet aircraft. You might "feel" bumps during a flight, but you do not "hear" bumps when flying in a safe plane. I looked up instantly and saw the nearest stewardess. Her face had turned white. My fellow passenger asked, "What was that noise... is something wrong?"
This is a continuation of John LeCarre's "The Night Manager" in which the lives of Jonathon and Jebediah, after their rescue by Leonard Burr, are imagined, with particular emphasis on their powerful and erotic sexual relationship.