of England, is a specialist who is called as an expert
witness from time to time when a young person has
been accused of a serious crime. He and his wife are
walking along by the side of a river when he sees a
young man swallow a mouthful of pills before making
a headlong dive and being swept away by the current.
Tom immediately dives in after him, eventually
locating him in the freezing cold water and dragging
him to the bank through thick, treacherous mud. He
and his wife apply artificial respiration, and eventually
feel a pulse before the arrival of the ambulance which
Lauren, Tom's wife, has summoned.
discovers that, by a strange coincidence, he had been
instrumental in sending him to prison, as a ten year
old child. Danny for that is his name - has now
served his sentence, been given a new identity and is
attempting to be integrated into society once more.
He is finding it very difficult, and so Tom suggests that
formal, just a chat. It is that impulsive offer of help
which causes Tom to breach the boundaries set to
protect practitioner and patient the reason why the
novel is called `Border Crossing'.
Oxfam Books & Music
Stanley Court, Olney
(Farmers' Market): 10.30am 1.30pm
launching Bookfest, here, in Olney. Bookfest
will be bursting onto the Olney book scene
with a bang. Starting on 3rd July and
running for a page-turning, world-changing,
book-loving fortnight of celebrations.
a fortnight packed with book events in
Oxfam shops all over the country,
celebrating all that the charity does with
books. The event in 2009 was a huge
success -- with over 350 events, a 40% rise
in book donations and hundreds of
thousands of pounds of poverty-busting
sales across the country. This year Oxfam
are adding even more events, and selling
even more books to make even more money
to fund our work.
joining in the festivities with its own
programme of events throughout the
fortnight. Our theme this year is `Children',
with events focused on books for, and about,
children, and Oxfam's work with children.
We will be hosting book signings and
readings by local authors, story times for
younger children, book quizzes and
competitions. As well as offering a fantastic
range of children's books at very good
prices.
Bookfest and the World Cup. Come in and
see our new expanded children's books
section with probably the largest offering of
books for all children, from under 5s right
up to teen fiction books such as books
(sometimes!) in the Twilight series.
Nicholas Halliday will be in the shop to do
book readings and sign copies of his
acclaimed books, `The Lonely Tree', and `The
Scummage', with readings at 11.00am and
1.30pm. The Observer wrote about The Lonely
Tree: "Compelling! This book has something
very special about it." While Stephen Fry said:
"Utterly, completely and splendidly charming.
Originally illustrated and delightfully told". All
ticket holders will be entered into a draw to
win a signed copy of one of Nicholas's books!
competitions to design a bookmark, to
design a cover for your favourite book, and a
book quiz for children, with prizes of books
for each age group. Full details of these are
available in the shop.
July are free and available from the shop in
advance but there is limited availability and
will be on a first come first served basis.
Tickets will also be available for the
Catherine Turvey and Nicholas Halliday
events; these are also free and simply enable
a preferential sitting/standing position in the
shop. Again, there is limited availability and
tickets will be issued on a first come first
served basis in advance from the shop.
located between the Market Place and the
Co-Op in Olney.