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Born during the 20th Century’s Great Depression, R. M. Gibson spent his early years in rural, north central Indiana. After a diverse and interesting career including, amongst other things, serving on a minesweeper during the Korean conflict, working for the company that built the Apollo spacecraft, and later having key roles with New York companies, he settled in Europe and now lives in Luxembourg with his educator wife. His hobbies are as varied as his career path has been and include classical music, travel, gardening, photography and more.

As well as writing for himself, Mr. Gibson has taken the rough draft of a dear departed friend and skillfully turned it into a collection of vignettes about a New York saloon which encompass humour, seriousness, and at times, sadness. With its colourful array of characters weaving in and out, it’s a book suitable for all readers.

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"A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style." - Kirkus ReviewsCondom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.

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In this book, which is at times funny, serious and sad, we meet many characters who visit The Guardsman, a pub that could have inspired the T.V. programme “Cheers”. Among the regulars you will observe the varying traits in people and learn the hilarious, not to be missed, story behind a curious needlepoint hanging. I was very pleased to see a book that was a collection of sketches or vignettes. This allows readers to pick up and put the book down at will. I enjoyed this book as I could “dip in and dip out”. I admired the skill of the author in his close observations of his characters and his ability to produce laughter, feelings of poignancy and anger in the reader. I would recommend this book to all readers. Mary Mansell – Oxford This is a part-fictional collection of short stories based around a Saloon called The Guardsman in an area of New York City. It is a collection of short stories linked together by the same backdrop, The Guardsman – a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The author’s love and affection for the saloon is obvious and quite becoming, and I can feel the passion and sentimentality coming from the writer. I have no doubt had I been there and experienced what he did, I would have loved it just as much, and have just as fond thoughts and unforgettable stories, as he has. Anyone who enjoys reminiscing about certain eras in their life, particularly those spent in a favourite pub/saloon will identify with this. The writing is consistent, well-linked, good sentence structure and good grammar and I would recommend this book primarily for the older generation. Angela Christian – London

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