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  1. Robert Hugill
    “What did your father think of your poetry?” My two published collections, A boy alone and The journey, sat on the table between us, the cover of the latter proudly emblazoned with ‘Winner of the 2022 Thorncliffe Prize’. But we had hardly talked about the books or the poems. We were crammed into the rear corner of the local Starbucks, which was not the most conducive place to hold an interview, but the venue had been the journalist’s suggestion. The local paper, the Coningham Evening M
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    Welcome to Philpott Towers! Ten years apart in age, living very different lives, the Phillpott brothers are not close, but their father’s death sees the two returning to share their grandiose family home. Gray Philpott is a successful poet but rather less successful human being, now living with Vince, his solicitor elder brother in their father’s shadow—what could go wrong? Close proximity forces both brothers to reassess their lives, and the Summer wreaks remarkable changes as the two settle into a new relationship, with both their lives and their emotional lives going in new directions.
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    The Cliff Richard moment was intentional. I did have a mad idea of making each chapter title refer to a song, but my knowledge was not extensive enough. Still, wait for the final chapter!
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    The 'channel crossing' is probably by the tunnel, far less risk of sea-sickness in the kids!
  5. Robert Hugill
    We are fast approaching our conclusion, I'm afraid. There is a further chapter with adventures deep in the German forest, and then we wind things up, leaving our heroes ready to face life together.
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    The boys’ Summer holidays seemed to mark the beginning of a new chapter. Jackie had been tried, on a lesser charge, and though sentencing was reserved until later (after the Summer Recess) she had already been transferred to an Open Prison. Conditions there were far better, but it was a good three-hour drive for Ludo. They’d tried it once, and Damian had been almost beside himself with anxiety by the time they arrived, and the visit had not been a success. The boy had been white and tense, uncom
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    Well spotted, thanks.
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    I am planning to bring Ralph and Nolan back, they will pop up in a future Brian & Gordon story, but I still have not quite got a handle on Nolan's parents so that I am hesitating writing about their Christmas visit to the farm. But it will come!
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    I see that we are no. 3 in 'Top 10 Most Read Mystery in the last month', many thanks for all those reading and enjoying
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    Thanks!
  11. Robert Hugill
    Ralph and Nolan were sitting in bed, eating breakfast; croissants, fruit and coffee, the crumbs were going everywhere. It was late, Ralph had already done his call with the twins, early. They had been full of energy, delighted to say Happy Christmas to Daddy and Nolan, though Therese was already looking frayed around the edges. Ralph had refrained from asking her how Christmas with her parents was working out, but he suspected that next year would see them trying to come up with a different arra
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    It was Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining, there’d not been a word about the case in the papers and there’d been a message from Graham Marcus that Jackie’s information had led to some significant discoveries and that Andreas Huber would be formally charged with more offences, and the bank was rather pleased. By which, Ludo presumed that Graham was discreetly letting them know that they had found more money. He would try and pop round over the weekend and bring them up to date. They wer
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    Thanks, I think they will be back and am wondering what journey Therese might go on!
  14. Robert Hugill
    The run up to Christmas had seemed to disappear in a trice. Morrie might have been busy promoting his Autumn collection and planning the Spring one, but plenty of other clients were keeping them busy. Besides, Ivor’s robust design for Iverson’s website meant that unless Morrie decided on a radical new look, and Ralph would not put that past the man, then they wouldn’t need to do much each time there was new material. At times, it felt like too much work for them, even though the new contra
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    Don't worry, you will get 'Five' and 'Second' is right too, more on Hansi in a forthcoming chapter.
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    I think if I read PG Wodehouse before writing, then I'd be completely scared off. I tend to read my drafts endlessly, and read them out to myself so they sound right. Probably why all my characters speak like me!!😁
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    Thanks!
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    I couldn't face the long drawn out trial, the story is supposed to be about Ludo end Arthur
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    Wowjer is a colloquialism, no idea how to spell it and, for once, Google failed me!
  20. Robert Hugill
    “Again?” “I’m afraid so, Graham. So, go over everything he knows. The SFO are convinced we’ve missed something.” “Run that by me again, sir.” “There’s more money out there, they are sure of it. The bank’s own audit has come out with some astounding figures. Looks as if the fraud goes back further.” “Jesus. How’d they miss it?” DI Donaldson shrugged, “Clever, I think or maybe the bank’s just been a bit over-confident. But there’s more money out there somewhere and it’s ou
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    “The girls are still going on about wanting their picture taken, like yours.” Ralph stared at Therese, “Sorry. Nolan joked that might happen. You don’t mean…” She rolled her eyes, “No. Thank God. That hasn’t occurred to them.” “Yet.” She blinked, “You know that there are girls in their class who have pierced ears and wear make-up for special occasions.” “They’re not interested in that, are they?” “No. Thank God.” She signed, “You know, I can’t believe I’m going to s
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    Moving on

    Robert Hugill commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Moving on

    Perhaps it reflects cultural differences amongst us, but I am fascinated how my readers and correspondents seem to be rather worried about Damian having therapy. It isn't something that was on my high priority list, and as far as the story goes, Ludo and Arthur will get there in the end but are not rushing. That probably reflects my own inate distrust of 'therapy', more than anything else.
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    The following week was all go, in the neatest and most unobtrusive way possible. After asking round at work, Ludo had found a firm of professional movers who came, packed Jackie’s stuff from the garage and transferred it to a rented storage unit. All whilst Damian was at school. Ludo had wandered around the house afterwards and found all sorts of other bits and pieces, which needed taking to the storage, but it had been pretty painless. Except, of course, the message to his work WhatsApp gr
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    According to the Oxford English dictionary: The earliest known use of the verb titivate is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for titivate is from 1705, in Wandering Spy. titivate is perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: tidy adj., cultivate v., activate v.
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    As predicted by the weathermen, Saturday was cold, crisp and clear. In spades. Nolan and his team were braving the weather for the Football Academy and Ralph was joining them on the touch line. Given the amount of running about and sheer exercise that Nolan got out of the young girls, Ralph was pretty sure those of them on the touch line suffered the most from the weather. He stood with Trish and Bree and chatted idly as they watched the girls, drank hot juice and draped a seemingly endless
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