Images to help readers
Mainly for the benefit of audiobook listeners, there are images here which illustrate the book.
Ethan Robson as a boy in the 1950s.
Mark Martin, the tall, clever, charismatic boy who came into Ethan's life aged 14 and with whom Ethan fell secretly in love.
If you don't already know Mark Martin's story, it's all in "Dancing with Panthers". Details at http://www.dancingwithpanthers.com/
Ethan Robson, now aged 18, ready to go to university.
James Boyle, Ethan's roommate at university - and much more.
Maybe not exactly like this, but this gives an idea of how their shared room at university looked. Probably not as tidy!
Charles Sandyford, the old Etonian, who became a lifelong friend.
Ethan Robson, the up-and-coming lawyer at EBS.
A plan of the bungalow in Primrose Close.
The exterior of the bungalow in Primrose Close, front view, as viewed from the road. The kitchen is the window on the left, the second bedroom is the window on the right of the front door.
The plaque in memory of Mark Martin, in the entrance lobby of Bilthaven Grammar School. Later removed.
Ethan Robson in his forties, some time after the attack.
The falling black tombstone, part of the UK government's campaign to raise awareness - or even terrify people - of AIDS in the 1980s.
The memorial plaque to Mark Martin, renovated and restored to its place after the repeal of Section 28, unveiled by Ethan Robson and Mrs Martin, Mark's mother.
Ethan Robson, retired and approaching his seventies.