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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... silently hands her a glass , his manner turning a simple act into a gesture of sympathy . A trace of deep- seated bitterness breaks the surface of social poise and she says , ' It's just not fair on the children . ' Adding , with a dry ...
... silently hands her a glass , his manner turning a simple act into a gesture of sympathy . A trace of deep- seated bitterness breaks the surface of social poise and she says , ' It's just not fair on the children . ' Adding , with a dry ...
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... silently . Whisky and pills were helpful , and he learned to use the whisky with discretion : he drank steadily , without becoming an embarrassment . Glassy - eyed , he might hesitate at the wine merchant's check - out , but he never ...
... silently . Whisky and pills were helpful , and he learned to use the whisky with discretion : he drank steadily , without becoming an embarrassment . Glassy - eyed , he might hesitate at the wine merchant's check - out , but he never ...
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... silently , unstoppably , when the reading lessons began ? They asked me , but explanations were impossible . What words would I have used ? Screaming was useful : when I began screaming they stopped asking questions . A man came round ...
... silently , unstoppably , when the reading lessons began ? They asked me , but explanations were impossible . What words would I have used ? Screaming was useful : when I began screaming they stopped asking questions . A man came round ...
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