Eric Newby
Departures And Arrivals

Highly observant and always entertaining this is a recollection of highlights from an eventful life. You will be transported around the world, from his earliest childhood adventures in darkest Barnes, to an elephanr fair in India; from the faded glamour of days and nights on the Orient Express, to a troglodytic settlement of opal miners in Australia. Whether he is attempting to escape from the tourist trail in China or wrestling with the logistics og baby-rearing, both existing admirers and new listners will enjoy the exuberance and humour that distinguishes Newby's best work.

Project Skydancer: the brainchild of the Ministry of Defence and terrifying in its simplicity. New warheads had been designed that could evade the batteries of anti-ballistic missiles the Russians had set up around Moscow. For Aldermaston scientist Peter Joyce, it was the pinnacle of his career. Until documents from the project turn up on Parliament Hill and he is left with two alternatives: write off a billion-pound project, or approve tests which could give Russia the power to wipe out the West at a touch of a button...

In 1963 Eve Peters has it all- or so it seems. Young and beautiful, she has a gorgeous husband, Ken, with whom she's still madly in love. She has dreams of them owning a house in Ealing where they can start a family- and with Ken now working so hard, it shouldn't be long before her dreams come true. However, life is not always rosy, and a horrific tragedy leaves Eve a widow at twenty-six, with Ken's baby on the way...