Icicles and Valentines

Publisher Marketing: David Harris is determined to put the recent past behind him, particularly the tragic loss of his mother in the autumn. Desperate to move on, he takes positive action and commits to three straightforward New Year resolutions: Get up promptly; Take in a lodger; Have proper sex with Lucy before the new school term begins. It's not too much to ask. Unfortunately for David Harris and friends, the challenges in their 1970s working class community are never far away. Things go wrong from the outset. The lodger might be gay, which seems to be a problem for Lucy and her father. And things go from bad to worse when posh-boy Peter blurts out a potentially deadly secret; the truth about how the local psychopath ended up behind bars. Ultimately, the story is a collision of sexuality and bigotry, friendship and hostility, trust and suspicion, love and revenge. Can David Harris finally find the happiness he deserves? Far more importantly, will he realise his New Year resolutions? Icicles and Valentines is the third in a series of novels from Martin Andrews. Each novel chronicles aspects of the complex and challenging transition from adolescence to adulthood. The stories overlap and are set against a tough, working-class backdrop. Contributor Bio:  Andrews, Martin Martin Andrews was born in South Yorkshire in 1962, and spent his childhood and youth in the heart of a working class community. He currently lives with his family in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and is frequently in South Yorkshire to visit friends and family. He has a Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Psychology.