A Riviera Retreat by Jennifer Bohnet

Author:Jennifer Bohnet [Bohnet, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Published: 2020-01-22T16:00:00+00:00

Vicky spent the morning, whilst the others were out house hunting, up in the summer house trying to do the writing she’d promised herself she’d do, but instead she found herself spending far too much time gazing at the view and letting her mind wander. She’d been surprised to realise just how fond she was becoming of the other women. Strangers a few days ago, they had become people she cared about.

Yesterday’s outing to Antibes and the late-night feast afterwards had made her realise how much she was enjoying the holiday and the company of the other women. There had been a feeling of real camaraderie around the pool last night.

Her few close girlfriends all came from the past – Lisa and Bella from school and university – Kylie and Jena from flat sharing when she was single and newly arrived in London. Not that she saw much of any of them these days. They kept in touch via Facebook, but not in real life, where they were all too busy to actually schedule a meet up. She still saw Emily and Sally, women she’d met at the school gate when the children were younger, but it was a long time since she’d made any new real female friends.

Her friends nowadays tended to be the wives of Anthony’s colleagues and weren’t really the type of women Vicky felt comfortable with. High maintenance was the phrase that sprang to mind and summed most of them up. But she liked all three women she’d met here. They were all so different and yet she could sense a bond of true friendship was drawing them all together. She would definitely make an effort to keep in touch after they left at the end of the holiday.

Chelsea’s story last night had been so sad and Vicky knew that she wasn’t the only one whose heart had gone out to her. She’d seen sadness reflected too, in Amy and Matilda’s eyes as they’d listened to Chelsea. Trotting out old clichés along the lines of ‘Your mum wouldn’t want you to feel guilty over what was a tragic accident. She’d want you to live a happy life’ had seemed trite and useless. All Vicky had wanted to do was give Chelsea a big hug. Matilda had been so right to encourage Chelsea to talk to her dad.

Vicky forced herself to stop looking at the view and tried to concentrate on chapter nine. Strange how this writing lark made one start analysing things and speculating about people and characters. Matilda for instance. She was a bit of an enigma. Quiet and self-contained, but at times there was a vulnerable air about her – something that Vicky suspected she struggled to hide. Whilst determined to make a new life for herself, she clearly missed her husband desperately.

Sitting there, Vicky’s thoughts drifted to her own life and Anthony. How would she cope if he suddenly died? Or they separated? Badly, was the honest answer to both questions. As cross

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