Loose connections - John Haylock

The time is 1967, just prior to the Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, and the setting is Cairo. The characters are an ill-assorted bunch of British ex-pats whose complicated and extended relationships bring comic relief to a tense scenario before the outbreak of the war. 'Haylock is an accomplished teller of anecdotes, with a well mannered, wholly engaging humour and intelligence' - Spectator 'Haylock makes promiscuity sound almost genteel...A little gem' - Sunday Telegraph 'Highly diverting' - Gay Times

John Haylock is the author of nearly twenty novels, short story collections and travel books. Arcadia Books published his autobiography Eastern Exchange in 1997. He divides his time between England, Japan and Thailand.

'Like his friend Robin Maugham, Haylock is an accomplished teller of anecdotes, with a well mannered, wholly engaging humour and intelligence' - Francis King, Spectator 'Highly diverting' - Gay Times 'Haylock makes promiscuity sound almost genteel... a little gem' - Ian Buruma, The Sunday Telegraph