Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DEDICATION
PROLOGUE
MY SUMMER VACATION… ............................................... I
PART I
…WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? ..............................................1
1 TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED .............................3
2 HOW DO YOU THINK HE LEARNED TO FLY ..... 17
3 I TOLD YOU ON THE TRAIN .................................. 31
4 IT JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER ...................... 43
5 A BIT BOUNCY BUT….............................................. 51
6 MAGGIE DISCOVERS THE LIBRARY ..................... 79
7 WE’RE OUT OF HERE ............................................... 91
8 FORGET THE AIRPLANES ....................................... 99
9 GOT IT COVERED! .................................................. 109
PART II
DISTRACTED …. ........................................................... 121
10 LEAVING NY CITY BEHIND ................................ 123
11 MY DEAR MARGUERITE ...................................... 141
DAY 1 – RMS QUEEN MARY ........................................ 141
12 MAYBE MORE LIKE… BELA LUGOSI ........... 151
13 NOW I’M GOING TO FEEL GUILTY .................... 165
14 JUST STEP OVER THERE AND GET IT OVER
WITH .............................................................................. 177
15 WHO’S THAT BRES GUY ANYWAY ................... 191
DAY 2 – RMS QUEEN MARY ........................................ 194
16 I THINK I’LL READ A LITTLE ............................. 215
DAY 3 – RMS QUEEN MARY ........................................ 215
17 GHOSTS ON THE QUEEN MARY ....................... 221
18 THOSE ARE VIVIENNE’S TEARS ........................ 233
19 ME? BY MYSELF?................................................... 253
DAY 4 – RMS QUEEN MARY ........................................ 253
20 HE CAN START THE ENGINE ............................ 265
21 HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT................... 277
DAY 5 – RMS QUEEN MARY ........................................ 277
PART III
ON SOLID GROUND… .................................................. 285
22 THAT’S THE ALPHA ............................................. 287
23 WHERE ARE THE ISLES OF SCILLY .................... 303
24 THE QUAY IS JUST THIS WAY ............................. 313
25 WELCOME TO WOLF ROCK ................................ 323
26 SQUARE STONE WITH A HORSE ........................ 361
27 IT’S NOT WORKING .............................................. 367
EPILOGUE ...................................................................... 375
NOTES FROM THE CHARACTERS ............................ 377
NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR ..................................... 383
CHARACTER................................................................. 385
NARRATIVE VOICE ....................................................... 388
TONE ........................................................................... 390
AUTHENTICITY ............................................................ 391
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................ 393
BRIEF BIO OF THE AUTHOR… .................................. 395