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David Wood: author of In The Shadow of Amiantus

In this edition: we talk to David Wood, the author of In The Shadow of Amiantus.

In the Shadow of Amiantus - The person you love most, your soul mate, is dying from a vile, rare, painful, incurable cancer. You have to watch on, helplessly, as she struggles with the mental and physical pain, knowing you can do nothing to fix it, or take it away from her. She never complains, or wears her illness like a badge. History is repeating itself, bringing back similar, painful memories from years ago. What do you do?

 
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Well in reality there is nothing you can do, except care and love. Do you ask your God for help? Why do bad things happen to good people? David writes about his feelings of loss, desolation, and impending loss, sometimes using explicit language. But also injects humour, because it helps him survive. His thoughts lead from places and things which inspire, to real heroes, then to others, some of whom are in positions of authority, and would never match up, because they bulge with self importance.

David's thoughts, sometimes bizarre and banal, through unpretentious verse, short stories, and biographical episodes, provide an insight as to what drives him on, taking the lead from his lover and best friend, to never give up, and to survive.

About David Wood

David Wood was born in Edinburgh in 1950, and brought up in Scotland. He is the eldest of four siblings. He left school at 15 without any qualifications, just after his mother died. At that time he simply could not have cared less about exams. In fact he failed every single “O” grade exam that year, and never went back to school. David gained his education in life’s school of hard knocks, and learned to look after himself. He remedied the formal qualifications thing later, and obtained his degrees from Strathclyde Business School, whilst holding down a full time job

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