The Librarian

Foreword

"You get all sorts of people in a library, and the librarian gets it all…" - Terry Pratchett

Synopsis

From where Anne had pushed herself back deeper into her chair, she knew that they were capable, fit, and all were in high demand. She could have been a grandmother to the men, who had placed themselves around her. Never would she have been able to compete with their fitness or strength. But, the many years in the obscure environment that old Anne had dominated, made her some true and unusual friends. Ones who'd go to the end of the world to make sure that Anne would still be around, in order for 'them' to be conduct business adequately and in the harmony they'd grown accustomed to. Feeling around the bottom of her handbag, she'd fished out the smart silver pen and waited as the cold steel slowly absorbed the heat from her liver spotted and wrinkled old hand...