Amsterdam James Holland waiting for their mother to

waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them

sees a chance to settle a number of scores

its people starving and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as Great Uncle

A book that opens your eyes is a rate one indeed' Claire Kilroy

and in tribute to his profession

Amsterdam James Holland waiting for their mother toTwo old friends Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday meet at the funeral of gorgeous, witty Molly Lane. Both men had been Molly's lovers years before their dazzling success; Clive is Britain's most eminent modern composer and Vernon is the editor of the respected broadsheet, The Judge. In the weeks that follow, Clive and Vernon's lives become bound together in ways neither could have imagined. Two dubious moral decisions and a pact made in extremis lead