I am in search of an elusive bug, the one that usually darts across my eyes when I am deep in thought, all shiny, all enticing. The sun reflects off its shiny surface giving it a golden appearance. Sometimes I wish I could just hop on the Firebolt like Harry Potter and ‘snitch’ it out just like in a game of Quidditch. So, alluring and so elusive is this bug. There are stories of people having caught this bug in the most unexpected circumstances but usually in times of seclusion, angst, or heartbreak. Some inspiration and seclusion has worked for me in the past and I got both when I was left to my own devices over a Christmas break - the wife was away and I had just put down Victory by Conrad. So, the writing bug has been caught! Couldn’t have asked for a more inspiring book than Victory. How lucid is the writing, how well fleshed out are the characters! I was in fact blown away after reading the author’s note, the little foreword put in by Conrad. I knew that this book is g