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And the Deal is?

by William Richards

248 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #05-0354; ISBN 1-4120-5456-7; US$22.00, C$27.00, EUR19.00, £13.00

Every personal exchange is a transaction, only neither side really understands what the other intended. 'Deals'; business; love; casual sex; what do you think you're getting? Humorous and insightful...

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About the Book

Every relationship, whether it's love-based, casual sex or an intimate relationship, carries with it the burden of expectation. We enter into a tacit contract or 'deal' with one another.

How often do these 'deals' fail to be properly understood by both parties?

How often are we let down or unwittingly disappoint the expectation of the other person in our 'deal'?

All the time? Or just most of the time?

Against the backdrop of the perfectly and explicitly defined commercial contract, transacted during the technology boom of the year 2000, the full gamut of personal deals implode.

A husband seeks to regain the trust of his wife, the love of his life. The others involved at the fringes of the deal discover that their casual affairs are not all that they seem and are anything but casual.

The perfect manipulative weapon is sex.

Filled with anecdotally funny insights into the business world including the much sought after 'takeover'... the personal 'deals' are over the place.

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About the Author

Born in Devon England, he has lived in York, Northern England for the last 20 years. Married, with a daughter and son. Is already planning a 'coming of age' saga for publication either as a trilogy or a tomb in 2005/2006.

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