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Author: Michael Francis Gilbert

📘 The long journey home by Michael Francis Gilbert

Waiting for the departure of his charter flight from Rome, New Zealander John Benedict makes a fateful decision which will lead to a struggle against the agents of multinational business and organised (and disorganised) crime. As he travels across Europe, Benedict learns to live on his wits and acquires a new purpose to his life - which maybe shorter than he would like. The story takes place at a time when international computing and software companies are flexing their muscles, and it carries resonances of the author's own experiences as an escaping prisoner of war in Italy.

First publish date: 1985

Authors: Michael Francis Gilbert

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