A Family Affair

A Family affair could just be a play on words. About an affair? About a family? In this case about both. Which takes precedence? The family or the affair? In this sometimes whimsical humorous poignant heart- felt story it can be said to be all this and more. Many diverse vibrant true to life plethora of characters paragraphs of people tread these corridors of words which lead where? To Life to love to hope.... To dead-ends? Filling the pages with expectancy desire it tells the story primarily of a young man Liam and his love for Paula. She however is not all she would seem to be. There are many layers to her personality and she has many men in her life. Not least being Alistair McKendrick Liams father. What did Liam or his father mean to her? You will have to read the book to find out. Who would she choose? Did she want or need to? Not just a love story far more than that! For running throughout its pages is entwined another which recounts that of an ageing adventurer Hector Carruthers a reluctant thrill seeker told through his journals left to his wife Geraldine. She never interested in his exploits left them to gather dust until Liams arrival in her life when they were resurrected dusted down and devoured with interest by him. Hectors story is intermingled with that of the other. Yet another layer of the storys intricate web to catch the imagination of the reader.