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\u201cOk,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019ll give it a go. But I\u2019ve got to find somewhere to live nearby, somewhere inexpensive but decent, and big enough for the three of us.\u201d
\u201cYou\u2019ve not even asked me what I can afford to pay you.\u201d
\u201cI haven\u2019t, have I? And you\u2019ve not asked me when I can start.\u201d
She pursed her lips, and then frowned.
\u201cHave you heard of the concept of the tied cottage?\u201d
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Meet Jack Dyer, Senior Engineer at a large, famous company of engine manufacturers – the sort of massive engines that power generators, not your average car. He is well paid, well versed and well travelled.\u00a0 So well travelled that his wife and sons see him too infrequently.<\/p>

The strain on the relationship starts to tell, but he doesn’t know what to do about it. Helen isn’t keen on confronting the issue either. She starts taking comfort elsewhere. The stress of discovering just where, coupled with exhaustion from repeated long journeys, brings matters to a head. Jack’s head.<\/p>

Good with engines he may be, but it takes a hospital to start repairing the damage to his mind, and the love of his sons to continue the repair, the recovery. An unlikely oasis of comparative peace starts a new journey for his and his sons’ lives. A floating journey. With an engine.<\/p>

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