In Flight Magazine

YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW

- By John Hunt

Meet our young hero Cappuccino – barista to the President – who’s never lived anywhere other than in the big man’s compound. Left in the care of Maria-I’m-not-yourmother when his birth mother died, Cappuccino spent his boyhood in the laundry room before receiving his true calling. From behind his impressive chrome coffee machine, Cappuccino is a fly on a very important wall. More importantl­y, he is in love with the captivatin­g Naomi, an assistant to the President. But life is about to serve Cappuccino a bitter cup when he finds the Minister without Portfolio – and moral compass toThe Boss – dead in the presidenti­al home. Filled with warm humour, John Hunt’s novel serves up a double shot of pathos as it moves from playful satire to tragedy while examining the inner workings of power.

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