Table of Contents
Dedication............................................. v
Preface ......................................................vii
Chapter 1 Just Follow the Rules ..................................1
Chapter 2 Going Home.....................................................13
Chapter 3 Leukaemia.........................................................24
Chapter 4 The Fishing Trip...............................................31
Chapter 5 Summers Away .................................................36
Chapter 6 Berlin ................................................................44
Chapter 7 The Rifle...........................................................53
Chapter 8 Hurdles for Confidence ....................................74
Chapter 9 The Note...........................................................84
Chapter 10 Bedsits...............................................................93
Chapter 11 The Terrapins..................................................104
Chapter 12 Horses and Dating SR’s..................................107
Chapter 13 Settling Down.................................................117
Chapter 14 The Royal Flush..............................................126
Chapter 15 Meeting Big Dan’s Sister.................................140
Chapter 16 Emigration and New York Pressure ................144
Chapter 17 The Padré’s Dog..............................................155
Chapter 18 Out of the Ashes.............................................172
Chapter 19 Debbie.............................................................182
Chapter 20 Mum ...............................................................188
Chapter 21 The Suitcase....................................................193
Chapter 22 Back to my Brushes and Learning to Flourish...201
Chapter 23 Chincoteague ..................................................209
Chapter 24 The Frying Pan ...............................................212
Chapter 25 Luck & Risk....................................................223
Chapter 26 A New Culture................................................233
Chapter 27 Island Characters ............................................242
Chapter 28 The Oysterman’s Shack...................................250
Chapter 29 Rhiannon ........................................................260
Chapter 30 From the Frying Pan into the Fire ..................271
Chapter 31 A Distinctive World........................................294
Epilogue ...............................................................................305
Words of Gratitude ..............................................................309
British Glossary....................................................................311
Notes....................................................................................315
