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At the age of 18 months, Jonathan Fryer was adopted into a prosperous business family in Greater Manchester, but he felt like a fish out of water there. When his adoptive father started interfering with him sexually, his only dream was to get away as far as possible. The seeds were thus sown for him to take on the life of a foreign correspondent, beginning with his leaving home at the age of 18 to cover the Vietnam War. Eccles Cakes is beautifully written, poignantly touching, disarmingly frank. Michael Bloch Jonathan Fryer graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Oriental Studies....

"A beautifully constructed, beautifully modulated and balanced story. To say that this is a haunting book seems a cliche, but it is true." - Pamela Hansford Johnson
" T]he writing is taut and precise, generating a sustained emotional tension . . . . a book of distinctive quality." - "The Guardian"
"Characters and situations are delineated with fine simplicity and economy, but also with telling vividness. Francis King commands a noteworthy talent; he is one of a number of contemporary British novelists who deserve the best attention here." "N.Y. Herald Tribune Book Review"
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