A Thorne in the Flesh

As Simon Thorne would likely point out to you, most stories like his start out with a woman. In this case it is the lovely Kristina, Simon's university girlfriend. He has postponed a good job in television and taken on the role of a barman just to be near to where she lives.
These stories rarely end anywhere near the place they begin, though, and Simon's is no exception. His will take him to the sunburnt island of Gozo in the company of a rich older woman, and into a world he is not expecting or prepared for.