F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby 1925 §1 West Berlin: May 1963 Christina Hélène von Raeder Burkhardt had too many names, so was known simply as Nell. She was attending the first of her twice weekly meetings with the mayor to agree an itinerary for the impending visit of President Kennedy. “M...
He wished he could sleep. Stilton had given him the best part of two and a half hours. Maybe he could sleep. He closed his eyes. It wasn’t going to work. He thought about calling room service. A shot of spirits. That could do the trick. Then the phone rang. ‘Calvin? It’s m...
The thump on the front door brought him to his feet. ‘Who is it?’ ‘It’s me. Ted.’ ‘What do you want? It’s gone midnight.’ ‘It’s what you want, Billy. I got Danny here. You can open up or I can just park him on the doorstep.’ Billy opened up to see his son propped up by an ...