A Parting Shot

by Peter Cosentino

Losing in love hurts badly, but when the competition doesn’t play fair, heartache and bitterness lead to thoughts of vengeance. Alan had never believed in love at first sight nor that love could last forever — until he met Lindsey. Initially his friend’s dubious womanising antics had been amusing, but when the love of his own heart became the target, it was anything but a laughing matter. Years later, Alan realises that all the disappointments in his life can be traced back to that same person, and he knows he cannot handle the future until he has avenged his own past. He decides to do something about it, to remove the cause of all his problems ... for good! This is a story of complex relationships and often comical situations, a story with an explosive final twist. This is Alan’s parting shot!

108 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Peter was born in 1951 in Lauria in Southern Italy and came to Britain in 1956.

Teacher trained at Worcester College of Education during 1969 – 73 and taught for five years in secondary schools in Worcester and Solihull. He left teaching to set up his first pottery studio in 1979 and opened ‘Gallery 21’ (a pottery shop and small exhibition gallery) in Yardley, Birmingham with his wife.

In 1983 he returned to education as Lecturer of Ceramics at Milton Keynes College, Bletchley where he introduced the first full time art and design courses and later became Head of Art and Design. Appointed Head of the School of Art and Design at Rugby College in 1994. Later became Assistant Principal there.

Left education and returned to potting full time in July 2006.

Publications

Peter Cosentino is the author of the following three pottery titles published in the UK and abroad:-

CREATIVE POTTERY (First published by Ebury Press, 1985)

THE POTTERS’ PROJECT BOOK (First published by Windward Press, 1987)

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POTTERY TECHNIQUES (First published by Burlington Books, 1990 and has been published in over 10 countries!)