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 146
... girls - Americans , Bridget now realises - are reading aloud to each other from the tattered mag- azines scattered ... girl has one foot bare , she leans for- ward , looking at the toes . ' I think it's septic . It's definitely septic ...
... girls - Americans , Bridget now realises - are reading aloud to each other from the tattered mag- azines scattered ... girl has one foot bare , she leans for- ward , looking at the toes . ' I think it's septic . It's definitely septic ...
Page 154
... girl with chewed- looking hair ; eyes closed , the lids dark as damsons . She is skeletal , so thin that her body barely disturbs the red blanket . ' I'll just take a few details , ' the receptionist says , pen poised . ' Your name ...
... girl with chewed- looking hair ; eyes closed , the lids dark as damsons . She is skeletal , so thin that her body barely disturbs the red blanket . ' I'll just take a few details , ' the receptionist says , pen poised . ' Your name ...
Page 262
... girls . ' ' Ah ! zat was a golden time ! ' The delivery was theatri- cal , overdone , yet Susan sensed the girl meant what she said . " Zey are not long , ze days of wine and roses ' Lucienne ! Poetry ! ' - 999 ' You made us learn some ...
... girls . ' ' Ah ! zat was a golden time ! ' The delivery was theatri- cal , overdone , yet Susan sensed the girl meant what she said . " Zey are not long , ze days of wine and roses ' Lucienne ! Poetry ! ' - 999 ' You made us learn some ...
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