Phoenix in the Blood
Jay Williams is a young, intelligent man of Jamaican descent who, after receiving his PhD in history, is doing his National Service in the Intelligence Corps. He is learning Russian in a small language school in the textile town of Rainford, England when he meets Caroline Grey. Caroline is a young girl—only 15 years old—who is more lonely and broken than anyone should ever be. The two start a strange (and platonic) relationship that causes something of a stir. The townspeople understandably whisper about the relationship, and when Caroline’s mother finds out she forces its end.
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Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins (Henry (Harry) Patterson) was born on July 27th, 1929. Jack passed away April 9th, 2022 at 92 years old. Jack Higgins was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Higgins attended London School of Economics where he studied sociology.
Jack Higgins is known for writing in the Historical Fiction and Thriller genres.
Jack Higgins had written 30 standalone novels, starting with Sad Wind from the Sea in 1959. The most recently released novel was Memoirs of a Dance-Hall Romeo, which was released in 1989.
Jack Higgins also wrote the Sean Dillon series which has 22 books including Eye of the Storm / Midnight Man and Thunder Point.
He also wrote as Hugh Marlowe, Martin Fallon, and James Graham.
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