MEDICAL EMERGENCY!

First let me wish you all a happy Easter. Good Friday today, so enjoy the break ahead.

My next novel starts with a hospital scene, as follows:

Nurse Williams fussed round Anne's bedside, felt her pulse, watched for signs of life , scrutinised every twitch of her eyelids. After a minute or two of professional observation, she consulted with ward Sister.

'Her husband's on his way over,' said Sister. 'He knows she's in a coma.'

'Can we tell him how long she'll be like this? He's bound to ask.'

Ward Sister frowned. 'There's no way of knowing. She might not even survive. Best not to give any firm prognosis.'

'What happened to her?'

'Not sure,' said ward Sister in a low voice, 'Slipped and fell, I think.'

'What a shame.'

And guess what? I've started thinking about the cover already, at least the front cover. That's optimism for you. This is a story with a big twist at the end!