A Tortuous Path. Questo articolo non è disponibile.A Tortuous Path

A Tortuous path is a contemporary drama about a group of people who set up a charity to raise money for a hospice. Their organising committee is infiltrated by a terrorist, but they do not suspect this till much later when tragedy occurs. Everyday life is woven through the novel with developing relationships, social gatherings, weddings and funerals. David, the main protagonist, ponders on what makes a marriage, the role of Christianity in people's lives, and class differences. He also experiences hospices at first hand when his father dies in a hospice in Scotland. David is the hospital's popular administrator but is divorced and lonely. He gets involved by chance with the hospice group which includes his friend Kim, the hospital's senior oncology nurse; Jamal Khan, a junior consultant at the hospital; and his American friend, Al Mercer. Also involved are four other members of the hospital staff. The appeal progresses with recruitment of new committee members, meetings and fund raising activities. But from the outset there are curious incidents and encounters which puzzle David. This is a thrilling book that grips the attention until the final close.

Molly, aged 87, has had an unconventional life as recorded in her memoirs, Of Such Things. She grew up in war torn Bromley, was evacuated to the country to escape the flying bombs, and returned at the end of the war. She read History at Bedford College, then did a Postgraduate Diploma in Archive Administration and worked as an Archivist in the India Office Library where she made many Asian friends. Marriage, the arrival of children, and the purchase of a derelict oast-house, led to community activities. In 1972 she started lecturing, then taught in a secondary modern school in an Urban Priority Area, while doing a Master's Degree in Education. After thirteen years she left to become the Appeal Organiser for a hospice project, raising £1.5 million to build a hospice for Maidstone. Aged 60 she retired, and embarked on fund raising for mediaeval churches in Kent as well as organising many community and church activities. In 2019 she was awarded a BEM in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.