The Gift - **Signed** - (Cup Final Tickets) - 1st/1st

An unread copy, signed 'David Flusfeder' to the title page. Philip has a lot on his mind. At home, in his unnecessarily large, excessively expensive house in south London he is constantly interrupted by his family, at work he plays Minesweeper and Freecel, and at parties he is mistaken for a waiter or nose doctor. Above all, Philip is worried about his rich, successful friends Barry and Sean, they give great gifts. Their gifts are always exquisite - italian crockery, a handmade corkscrew from venice; and increasingly these presents break all bounds of generosity. They are gifts that hurt a man's pride. They are gifts that Philip is going to have to match or, maybe, even better.