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Chapters (25)
  1. Cover
  2. Unfinished Business
  3. Affectionate thanks
  4. Malrich’s Diary - October 1996
  5. Malrich’s Diary - November 1996
  6. Rachel’s Diary - Tuesday, 22 September 1994
  7. Malrich’s Diary - Wednesday, 9 October 1996
  8. Rachel’s Diary - March 1995
  9. Rachel’s Diary - April 1995
  10. Malrich’s Diary - 31 October 1996
  11. Malrich’s Diary - Saturday, 2 November 1996
  12. Malrich’s Diary - December 1996
  13. Rachel’s Diary - June–July 1995
  14. Rachel’s Diary - 16 August 1995
  15. Malrich’s Diary - 15 December 1996
  16. Malrich’s Diary - 16 December 1996
  17. Rachel’s Diary - Istanbul, 9 March 1996
  18. Rachel’s Trip to Cairo - 10–13 April 1996
  19. Malrich’s Diary - January 1997
  20. Malrich’s Diary - February 1997
  21. Rachel’s Diary - February 1996, Auschwitz
  22. Malrich’s Diary - February 1997
  23. Rachel’s Diary - 24 April 1996
  24. A Note on the Author
  25. A Note on the Translator

‘Come in. Take a seat. Do you want a cup of tea?’

‘No.’

We talked: he did most of the talking, pacing round the office, and I was only half-listening. As usual, he started out with all the stuff he cares about – the estate, the future, the Republic, the straight and narrow – then he got to talking about me, like he was a mate who was only looking out for me.