What the Day Owes the Night Whitbread Award for First Novel (1985) all "testament" to a current

all "testament" to a current but timeless style that is undeniably Italian and famous throughout the world

The result is a revealing study of leadership delivered as only a communicator like Maxwell can

From a troubled and desperately poor childhood in the docklands of Glasgow he is now the intimate of household names the world over

Tim Delaney

progress serves society rather than disrupts it

What the Day Owes the Night Whitbread Award for First Novel (1985) all "testament" to a currentAs a boy Younes' life is irrevocably changed when he leaves his broken home in the Algerian countryside for the colourful and affluent European district of Ro Salado. Renamed Jonas, he begins a new life and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys, an enduring bond that nothing not even the Algerian Revolt will shake. Yet with the return to Ro Salado of Emilie a beautiful, beguiling girl who captures the hearts of all who see her an epic love