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    A Pat on his Back

    By Tom Kane

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    Like a lot of people I had a dream. To live in the sun and take life one small step at a time. Kick back, sit back, lie back, be an ex-pat on my back and watch the world go by. With our two trusty dogs, Harvey and Holly, the 'H' Team, my wife and I wanted to move from wet and cold Britain to Cyprus, land of the sun and a place where living would be easier... or so we thought.
    Little did we expect that we would experience the most tumultuous days of our lives that would see us lose our dogs on day one, be evicted from our rented house after only three weeks, lose thousands on the sale of our house, be attacked by marauding insects, become snake charmers, experience the most chaotic medical system in Europe as my wife begins to lose her sight and finally face financial meltdown as Cyprus edges nearer and nearer to bankruptcy.
    And those were the good days!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Kane
    Release dateJun 9, 2013
    ISBN9781301309726
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    Tom Kane

    As a child, Tom Kane's family always insisted he was born in the corner of the living room, behind the TV. That strange assertion, true or false, seems to have set the tone for the rest of his life.  Kane's mother inspired him to write. Science Fiction, in the form of Doctor Who and Isaac Asimov inspired his love of the genre. Monty Python inspired him to be silly and he continues to blame Billy Connolly for his infrequent bursts of bad language  In the corner or behind the TV, what is officially known about Tom Kane's birth is that it took place in England on a dark and stormy night.  

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