The Education of Santiago O'Grady and Other Stories

This Is A Book Of Nine Short Stories And Novellas. The Title Novella ‘The Education Of Santiago O’Grady’ Tells The Story Of A Young Man Who Learns About Life And The Philatelic Business Working At His Country’S Posts And Telegraphs. In ‘The Major’ An Ex-Military Officer Meets A Former Subordinate. A British Army Corporal Barters Bullets For Gold In “A Few Won’T Do Any Harm And In ‘Very Professional’ Bank Robbers Use An Unusual Method To Escape The Police. A Chaplain Clashes With The Colonel’S Wife In ‘The Chaplain’ And ‘Wrecked” Tells The Story Of Two Boys Shipwrecked During A Scuba Outing. ‘The Zone’ Is A Personal Account Of Life In The Panama Canal Zone 1959/62. ‘The Hand’ Tells How A Young Man Records The History Of An Indigenous People And ‘Across A Crowded Room’ Tells Of Strangers Meeting At An Embassy Reception.