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 74
... watched her from the bedroom window , trim in her running gear ; the slender ankles , the tender hollows of her neck ; and as she looked left and right , crossing the road , trainers rhythmically pounding the tarmac , he caught the look ...
... watched her from the bedroom window , trim in her running gear ; the slender ankles , the tender hollows of her neck ; and as she looked left and right , crossing the road , trainers rhythmically pounding the tarmac , he caught the look ...
Page 209
... watched and listened and noted his lectures assiduously . One day he suggested dinner . He took her to a curry house and over the bile - bitter coffee he gazed at her , smiling fatuously , and told her she looked like something out of a ...
... watched and listened and noted his lectures assiduously . One day he suggested dinner . He took her to a curry house and over the bile - bitter coffee he gazed at her , smiling fatuously , and told her she looked like something out of a ...
Page 252
... watched the scene , the balletic figures , the men with slicked - down hair , wearing Sunday - best that came out of the armoire only on occasions like this , suits of blue or bright tan , and shirts with ties ; the women in floral ...
... watched the scene , the balletic figures , the men with slicked - down hair , wearing Sunday - best that came out of the armoire only on occasions like this , suits of blue or bright tan , and shirts with ties ; the women in floral ...
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