Her father found it impossible to speak Harry’s name nowadays. But at least he didn’t go on about what a lousy bastard he was, as he often did. At least he didn’t try to lecture her again about how she had made the right decision. Val thought that perhaps this was because he had suddenly felt sor...
At once he turned back to the roses, concentrating on the grey thorns that grew thickly all along their stems. He felt as though his heart might break out of his chest, a cowardly feeling, one, he supposed, that adulterers must endure from time to time. Only he hadn’t expected this feeling so soo...
Turning to Margot he snapped, ‘Did you tell him to be here for one o’clock?’ ‘Yes.’ Anxiously she said, ‘Can you see him?’ Iris sighed. ‘He’s probably staying at home until this rain stops. Lunch can wait a few minutes.’ ‘He’s half an hour late, Iris, half an hour.’ Daniel looked at his watch. ‘A...