Overview

In 1933, Ralph leaves England for a year in the colonies, a test of character forced upon him by his fiancee's father. His journey is told through his letters to Lilian, written with her parting gift a Mabie Todd, Blackbird No 8 ink pen. Despite receiving no reply Ralph continues to recount his adventures as he takes up his position with The Company. As their story unfolds and Ralph's disillusionment reaches a climax, Baker spreads visceral contemporary tales of lost love and broken friendships, in a series of short stories following the pen's journey 60 years later.

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A masterful demonstration of skill and cunning. -- Booklist

To say that Cursive was a delightful surprise would be an understatement. Friends, this is one book I hated to put down. --House of Prince

To say that Cursive was a delightful surprise would be an understatement. Friends, this is one book I hated to put down. --House of Prince

-To say that Cursive was a delightful surprise would be an understatement. Friends, this is one book I hated to put down.- --House of Prince

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Alex Wyndham Baker was born in England but has been 'pinballing' around the planet for some twenty years, working variously as a barman in LA, TV reporter in Bangkok, magazine editor in Hong Kong, copywriter in Nairobi, mojito vendor in Barcelona, hotel inspector in India and English teacher in the Galapagos. He started writing Cursive after a climbing accident in Kenya incapacitated him for a year and currently lives in Somerset with his fiancee and a limp. The pen exists and is carried everywhere by the author.

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