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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... waiting boat , the sailors , too , were watching the sun disappear . Only Ravi was watching the Viceroy , waiting to catch his eye . So only he saw the dark figure racing down the path like a shadow , moving so fast that Ravi felt a ...
... waiting boat , the sailors , too , were watching the sun disappear . Only Ravi was watching the Viceroy , waiting to catch his eye . So only he saw the dark figure racing down the path like a shadow , moving so fast that Ravi felt a ...
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... waiting for her smile of relief . Gerald liked their house with its high ceilings and long , walled garden , but sometimes he felt oppressed by it : behind the sparkling paintwork of the doors , the emptiness of rooms hummed at him . He ...
... waiting for her smile of relief . Gerald liked their house with its high ceilings and long , walled garden , but sometimes he felt oppressed by it : behind the sparkling paintwork of the doors , the emptiness of rooms hummed at him . He ...
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Lee Langley. waiting in Casualty ? She blinks , rubbing her hand across her eyes as if to wipe off dust . It is only ... WAITING TIME : ONE HOUR THIRTY MINUTES . The young couple sit silent , the child inert in their arms . The sound of ...
Lee Langley. waiting in Casualty ? She blinks , rubbing her hand across her eyes as if to wipe off dust . It is only ... WAITING TIME : ONE HOUR THIRTY MINUTES . The young couple sit silent , the child inert in their arms . The sound of ...
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