Always and Forever by Cathy Kelly

Author:Cathy Kelly [Kelly, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Europe, History, Coming of Age, Women, Contemporary Women, Middle-Aged Women, Social Science, Female Friendship, Ireland, Aging, Gerontology, Women - Ireland, Health Resorts
ISBN: 1416531580
Google: jSYjvN49abwC
Amazon: B001PO69GO
Barnesnoble: B001PO69GO
Publisher: Downtown Press
Published: 2005-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

didn’t care. She was far brighter than he was, and confident in her abilities. Let him whistle. So what? If a co-worker made a smart remark about women, Mel was perfectly capable of cutting him down to size. She knew she was more than any man’s equal in the workplace.

Except her workplace had changed. The confidence of her career had been whipped out from under her, like a magician whisking a tablecloth out from under the teacups. And Colin’s rheumy drunken eyes annoyed her.

She folded her arms across her chest where his eyes had been resting for several seconds. ‘Why don’t you take a photo? It’ll last longer,’ she said.

Colin’s mind might have been on more primal things, but he got the hint. ‘Sorry, well, just …’ he mumbled, gaze suddenly up but too embarrassed to look her in the eye.

Mel caught Adrian’s eye across the table and pushed back her chair with vigour. ‘Astrid, Mike, wonderful party,’ she said brightly. ‘The food was fantastic, but it’s eleven and we’ve got to go. Babysitters, you know!’

‘Oh, yes,’ agreed Adrian, who could read Mel’s face like a book ‘Thanks. The beef was lovely.’

After a flurry of thank yous, they were out on the street again and Mel recounted the whole sorry tale.

‘I don’t know why I didn’t hit him,’ she raged as they walked

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