False Pretences"Teasing out the extraordinary within the everyday, False Pretences is a contemporary novel in mosaic. Through the separate yet interlinked stories, it traces the lives of two women as they deal with the complexities of love, private terrors, violence and - most precarious of all - hope. There is mystery, wry humour, sometimes tragedy be-neath the jaunty surfaces glimpsed through the years, until, by the end, we have encompassed their lives." |
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Page 39
... Millie , then a moment later , got up and moved further away . Millie was used to this , it happened all the time . The other two occupants of the carriage eyed the bird doubtfully . As it fluttered hopefully towards the win- dow ...
... Millie , then a moment later , got up and moved further away . Millie was used to this , it happened all the time . The other two occupants of the carriage eyed the bird doubtfully . As it fluttered hopefully towards the win- dow ...
Page 43
... Millie went to have a pee and found the elegant helper huddled over the washbasin in tears . Nothing noisy , all very private , but the real thing , the red - eyed , nose - blowing , full works . She straightened up when she saw Millie ...
... Millie went to have a pee and found the elegant helper huddled over the washbasin in tears . Nothing noisy , all very private , but the real thing , the red - eyed , nose - blowing , full works . She straightened up when she saw Millie ...
Page 44
... Millie wore a raincoat over a sort of frock and pinafore . The original colours had long ago been superseded by the patina of age , weather , grime , spilled food . Her greying hair could be glimpsed from beneath the brim of a brown ...
... Millie wore a raincoat over a sort of frock and pinafore . The original colours had long ago been superseded by the patina of age , weather , grime , spilled food . Her greying hair could be glimpsed from beneath the brim of a brown ...
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