Pas-de-deux

A satire, set against the background of adventures in the hospitality trade. In the quiet and timeless hamlet of Birton Sodbury, Hacker Black has re-built the reputation of the local pub. A new arrival, Euphony Blurr appears a thrusting and dynamic business woman, but her past includes a long period as a call-girl after being thrown out of a leading accountancy firm. She converts a derelict farmhouse into an up-market restaurant but clashes with the local authority and some of the long-standing village residents. The 'old sods', as these residents describe themselves, see Euphony as a threat to their carefully guarded way of life. It looks like the restaurant could go belly-up - especially when the drunken chef writes off some customers' cars in the yard ... See www.grettonbooks.co.uk/books-fiction/pas-de-deux/

This is Turner Gideon's first book and it may be his last. He did think of calling himself 'Anonymous' but didn't want to be confused with other authors. He is happy to let the book speak for him.