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 126
... held the scent of flowers with a hint of the sea , and promise of more warmth to come . This place , the teacher of nineteenth - century narratives had told him so long ago , was further away from the nearest city than anywhere else on ...
... held the scent of flowers with a hint of the sea , and promise of more warmth to come . This place , the teacher of nineteenth - century narratives had told him so long ago , was further away from the nearest city than anywhere else on ...
Page 138
... held up the cards and we practised . My mother went in and out of the house , banging doors , pulling out weeds or clipping at things , taking no part , telling him to leave the child alone , let her have a bit of peace , but the ...
... held up the cards and we practised . My mother went in and out of the house , banging doors , pulling out weeds or clipping at things , taking no part , telling him to leave the child alone , let her have a bit of peace , but the ...
Page 228
... held before her when entering the pool , the atmosphere an unlikely blend of seraglio and boarding school . Once , soon after they were married , she and David had attended a seminar held at an obscure American uni- versity where they ...
... held before her when entering the pool , the atmosphere an unlikely blend of seraglio and boarding school . Once , soon after they were married , she and David had attended a seminar held at an obscure American uni- versity where they ...
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