John´s future appears to have stabilised with Rosemary and his son, David, living with him at Riversmeet. However, Alison wants to get him thrown out of the Stacey Trust. He is becoming involved with Lady Sylvia Colville, wife of the owner of Burleigh Park Estate, and this leads to problems. The block of luxury flats at St James becomes a profitable development when a Saudi princess decides to...
John is discharged from national service..He is determined to develop the timber framing system as quickly as possible. Alison´s behaviour also increases his desire to divorce her. The housing development at Stacey Park wins an award and furtherr development opportunities arise. He gets a site for luxury flats in the West End. Meanwhile he persudes Rosemary and son, David, to live with him.
John begins to develop his businesses with Sammie and Sarah, despite their mutual antipathy. Soon they are doing well enough for him to enter the comoany full-time. He also starts to get closer to Alison. Although their relationship started badly, they find they need each other´s help in this next stage of their lives. Meanwhile he relaises that Rosie is the person he really loves, but that is...
Martin is marooned on an off-shore island which he visited by mistake. Then why are they waiting for him? What is he accused of? And who is doing the accusing?
"Andrew Denbury, I will give you until ten o'clock tomorrow morning to come back to me with a set of proposals which will promptly release the bank from its liability to you. You can telephone the local manager with your proposals early tomorrow morning. Otherwise we shall appoint a receiver." Smithson looked as though he was about to explode. "I will not have a young whippersnapper like you...
THE EIGHTH CHILD by MICHAEL HILLIER The summer sun burns down on Alan´s bare head, distorting his vision, tormenting his brain. He is tightly surrounded by the good citizens of Chalons, who have come to witness the burial of his young wife, Suzanne. She was shot down in front of him, far away in a London street, apparently a victim of a terrorist atrocity. Then suddenly his sight clears. Across...