title: The tranquil ark The Tranquil Ark Stuart Vassie The Book Guild Ltd Tel 01273 472534 268pp £16.95hb 1 85776 620 2 1857766202.
abstract: This work of fiction is an absorbing read which portrays never-to-beforgotten characters in their daily life within a sheltered housing development. Vassie has convincingly spun a tale of unpleasant, paternalistic attitudes versus kindness to the residents as they react in different ways to the changes foisted upon them.