The Stoker Trilogy, Book II - Benjamin, Tod
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Six feet two inches, blond-haired and blue-eyed - Charlie Stoker is the handsome, highly principled son of a dead father whom he revered and a deeply religious Catholic mother. In the dark economic atmosphere of 1931, Stephen Collick, his late father's friend and his mother's benefactor, offers twenty-year-old Charlie the opportunity to build a commercial career in London's East End. Charlie, already committed by his inbred sense of duty to life in a loveless marriage, soon becomes popular and successful. His remarkable ability to win friends without ever becoming too personally involved…mehr

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Six feet two inches, blond-haired and blue-eyed - Charlie Stoker is the handsome, highly principled son of a dead father whom he revered and a deeply religious Catholic mother. In the dark economic atmosphere of 1931, Stephen Collick, his late father's friend and his mother's benefactor, offers twenty-year-old Charlie the opportunity to build a commercial career in London's East End. Charlie, already committed by his inbred sense of duty to life in a loveless marriage, soon becomes popular and successful. His remarkable ability to win friends without ever becoming too personally involved enables him to establish a wide circle of admiring customers and colleagues. Charlie is always prepared to help solve their problems. As a lifestyle, this works. That is, until he meets Sally Cutter in 1936. For the first time in his life, Charlie discovers true love. The world continues to become a darker place and the growing menace of Hitler's Nazi Party in Europe is echoed by Moseley's anti-Semitic Fascists marching through Cable Street. Charlie watches helplessly as Sally's life spins out of control. With the threat of war ever nearer, the upright Charlie carefully devises a scheme to secure Sally's future. But he is surprised when Sally resets the scheme on her own terms.
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Tod Benjamin left Palmer's School in 1953. National Service in the RAF was followed by fifteen years in retail management. A change in career led to twenty-five years in the chemical industry and world-wide travel. From the age of fifty-nine, Tod played winter golf in Florida and began to write. A damaged back meant the end of golf and more concentration upon his writing. His first success came with the publication of a memoir, followed by his first novel at the age of eighty. Then, he set about creating The Stoker Trilogy. The first book, 'Charles and Charlie' was published by Austin Macauley in 2020. 'The Tally Man' is the second of the series and Tod is currently writing the final instalment, 'The Soldier'.