Beyond Reach is a searching story of a couple who first met in childhood. Ted has lived a troubled life, always reaching out for true love from Helena, wanting her to love him as he loves her.Following their separation, Ted's most earnest wish is that he can return to live out his life with Helena. After living for decades in America, he returns home, still hoping to rekindle their relationship.

This collection of short stories encounters humour and confrontation of young and old in 'Short Back and Sides', 'The Temptation of Adam' and 'Grumpy Kelly'. Here the characters go through the journey of growing up and facing life in denial in old age.Joy, love, raucous wit and a somewhat dark and dubious nature unearths itself in 'Stephen and Sally'. While in 'Dampening Down the Heat', 'Homeless in the Park' and 'Dealing with Remorse', Max, Amous and David struggle in life with sad...

Within the book of short stories lie comedy, mystery and tales of the vagaries of life and death. The collection begins on introduction with the title story 'A Table For Two' where the eccentricities of young and old are played out over a cup of tea in Momma's Cafe.Meeting the peculiarities of being selfish with Mr Crusty in 'Grumpy's Coffey Morning' and Derry in 'Better Late Than Never' tells with some subtle humour how the lives of others are affected by them.The frailties ...