Green : a novel & stories

It's not male bonding over rugby or beers that brings Phil Harris and Frank Green together; it's a simple fluke of alphabetical surnames in first-year chem at their local uni on their way through med school, but sometimes that's all a friendship requires. It's a friendship that starts in 1981 and continues through thirty years of creme de menthe and brizgaritas--Brisbane margaritas made from Frank's own secret recipe (though it won't stay secret for long, if he has any say in it, and really it's just Staminade and tequila)--obstetric residencies and arthroscopic inventions, sizzling sausage socials and a New York marathon that wasn't. From the moment they cheat on their lab practical using nothing more than Phil's wits, Frank's charisma, and a packet of instant coffee, their friendship is secured as one for the ages. In between studies, laboratories, and inventions, Phil and Frank will scoop ice cream at amusement parks, bartend a cruise ship where the female attendees are Spanish for the evening, and help ensure that Ron Todd's World of Chickens becomes the fast-food success it was always destined to be. (Amazon)