Manfred Storz is a retired professional accountant, but was interested in writing from an early age. In his middle age, he wrote several selections of poems, none of which has been published to date. He then started writing novels, as he had always wanted to do, and has so far written eight novels, with a possible ninth to follow.
Anthony, the hero of this novel from Brighton, is ashamed of his poor background, and of his criminal record for having helped his father, a petty criminal, commit a robbery. He rehabilitates himself with the help of his employer, who becomes a friend. He falls in love with a girl from an affluent family but misleads her and her parents about his past and his background. When the time comes to face his own lies, he finds no choice but to leave Brighton. He moves to London, becoming prosperous but emotionally unhappy. The girl eventually marries someone and raises a family, but never forgets her former lover, her ideal. On a chance trip to London to get away from marital troubles, she runs into Anthony.But the reunion does not come to fruition. The hero is heartbroken and decides to end his life. Can there be a solution that makes them both happy?
The novel discusses the effect on a young boy when his parents separate and divorce. The boy, an only child, lives with his parents who are happily married until the father becomes infatuated with another woman. The boy who adores his father is now devastated by his parents’ divorce.
As an adult he is successful professionally but a loner unable to become emotionally involved, especially with girls. He then proposes to his secretary who is also emotionally disturbed as she believes her father rejected her. They marry but she refuses to consummate the marriage and after a while leaves him.
He feels he has nothing to live for in London and decides to move to the States. Then by chance he finds her sitting in a café. She is in a bad state in the process of becoming seriously ill.
Will he take this an opportunity to get close with her again? Will the two finally find the happiness they have been searching for?
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