The Locals
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| Originally published | August 8, 2017 |
| Authors | Jonathan Dee |
| Genres | Psychological Fiction |
| Political Fiction | |
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| ID | 2475162 |
About The Locals
A rural, working class New England town elects as its mayor a New York hedge fund millionaire in this urgent and inspired novel for our times. Mark Firth is a home builder in Howland, Massachusetts who, after being swindled by a financial advisor, feels opportunity passing him and his family by. . . .
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... We don t know her name or the country she lives in, the hostility and suspicion she receives from The Locals feels almost medieval, but the setting is very modern...
Canada QAnon 'queen' leaves village, but she hasn't gone far
... Experts say The Locals concerns are justified...
Essex surgeon's family claims South Africa police chatted as he lay dying
... " There were a lot of vehicles surrounding the place and a lot of The Locals standing around the area, " Ainah said...
King Charles finds his Seoul food in the suburbs
... Neither seem convincing to some of The Locals...
Mark Steel: Comedian has surgery for throat cancer
... " All seems to be going to plan, due to the magnificent staff at St George s but I have these tubes poking out, so I look like a car in my home town of Swanley that The Locals are syphoning petrol from"...
A tale of two Richmonds: Greggs confuses North Yorkshire market town with town in London
... Close to the bakery in Market Place, one local resident told BBC Look North: " They have made a big boo-boo haven t they? " It s somebody in head office, isn t it, who thinks they know more than The Locals? " Another resident said: " I think there are enough photos of Richmond itself to warrant supporting the North Yorkshire town, as opposed to that lot down south...
Cleveland Pools: Bath's Georgian lido reopens after 40 years
... " We thought they ve done a fantastic job in refurbishing it, and how wonderful for The Locals to have this on their doorstep...
Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross
... Warning signs by the roadside mark out the elephant corridors, so The Locals know to keep clear of their usual paths...
Mark Steel: Comedian has surgery for throat cancer
By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter
Comedian Mark Steel has thanked His Family , friends and followers for their support after revealing he has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
He Said it was " very treatable" and that doctors have estimated he can return to performing in six months.
He had his first surgery on Monday and said " all seems to be going to plan".
Steel, 63, wrote that " when this is over" everyone, including hospital staff, should celebrate by " getting utterly drunk" at his house.
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.The Have I Got News For You and Mock the Week regular, who also hosts long-running BBC Radio 4 series Mark Steel 's In Town, that he first noticed his neck seemed to be " much bigger than normal" when shaving.
At first, he thought it was an infection that would go away by itself.
When it didn't, he sought medical advice, " talking in the blokey way that men often talk to a doctor, saying 'I'm sure it's nothing, I'm sorry for coming'. "
He was sent for a biopsy but was later told his results had been lost in transit. He only discovered he had cancer when someone called to arrange another biopsy and told him it was " to see what stage of cancer you have".
A consultant later told him he had throat cancer that had spread to his lymph gland.
" So that's my current state of affairs, " he concluded. " I have cancer, but it's a cancer that can be got rid of. "
On Monday, (formerly Twitter): " I had The First surgery This Morning for this slightly unwelcome cancer.
" All seems to be going to plan, due to The Magnificent staff at St George's but I have these tubes poking out, so I look like a car in my Home Town of Swanley that The Locals are syphoning petrol from".
Meanwhile, also on Monday, fellow comedian by messages of support after announcing he has a spine tumour.
The Absolute Radio host, 40, had earlier posted online to say he would have surgery, while also advising others with anything wrong with them to get checked out by a doctor in order to " catch it early".
" I've had awful sciatica lately, " he tweeted. " It's caused by a spine tumour. "
He added: " I need surgery so I'll be off for a bit. I'll record some shows to cover The Gap .
" I'll be fine. In The Words of [Nottingham Forest FC manager] Steve Cooper , I'll trust The Process . "
The presenter, who also co-hosts The British Scandal podcast and appears as an impressionist on the re-booted Spiting Image, later admitted online that he felt " a bit young" to be given The Diagnosis but hoped his age would aid his recovery.
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