Richard had practiced psychology for over thirty years. He had read the books, Adler, Koffka, Maslow Mahler and he had even written one. His home life was settled. He had a loving wife, four brightr and healthy sons and a nice house in the country, but he wanted more. When the Willow Breaks is not so much about greed, but of a man who loses sight of the here and now, of a man who unwittingly gambles with his future and .... Set in Cape Town and Manchester England When the Willow Breaks traces a four month period in the life of Richard Blackwood who following the kidnapping of his son begins to reassess his life, his loves and his dreams.