During these difficult times we can start the year with the great news that Graeme Hall’s novel “On Borrowed Time” is coming out on Monday, Jan 11th and will be available to buy through Amazon, Bookshop.org, and even traditional bookshops, once they reopen again.

“On Borrowed Time” is set in Hong Kong and Shanghai over the period 1996/1997 – including the handover of Hong Kong to China. The novel explores the choices that people have to make; in particular between doing what is easy and what is right.

In Hong Kong, Emma Janssen discovers the truth behind the death of her brother four years earlier. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, a PhD student meets a woman with an unusual degree of interest in his research. These storylines converge at the time of the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, and Emma finds that she has to choose between revenge or the future happiness and safety of both herself and those close to her.

The Circle’s Short Story Group are hosting a ZOOM launch for “On Borrowed Time”  on Thursday 21^st January 7.30 – 9.30pm, when you can hear Graeme read from his novel and chat about writing it, with live Q and A. To book a place and receive joining instructions, please contact Pat Pickavance via pat.pick at live.co.uk.