The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick

Author:Phaedra Patrick [Patrick, Phaedra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2023-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Ginny, Heather, Edna, Eric and Curtis changed into slippers and white robes for a tour of the spa. Edna’s robe reached her ankles and she lifted it, gathering it in her hands as if it was a ball gown.

After a light scalp and hand massage, they sipped glasses of champagne before a member of Gianfranco’s team escorted them towards the sound healing room. ‘Please wait in the corridor until the session is ready,’ she said.

Heather closed her eyes and pressed her hands together. ‘I’m getting into my zone,’ she said.

Ginny meandered up and down the corridor, looking at the posters for workshops. Ben and Ally Prince had hosted a session here several weeks ago, as part of their The Power of Two book tour. A photo showed the couple gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes.

Ginny would have loved the opportunity to meet them, to ask the experts about her situation with Adrian. Should she carry on dating him incognito from afar, or should she come clean? Should she give him more space, to decide what he wanted from life, or try to persuade him to come back to her? Advice was so easy to dole out to others and so difficult to give to herself.

She sighed and turned to find Nico standing behind her. ‘Are you waiting for the gongs?’ he asked.

It sounded so ridiculous they both laughed.

Ginny wasn’t sure why she felt so nervous about someone banging shiny circles of metal around her.

The door to the room opened and a man with a topknot and silver beads in his beard bent his head low. ‘Namaste,’ he said.

Heather repeated his greeting and bowed, too. She bounded into the room with her shoulders back, as if she was running the class.

The corporate grey-carpeted room had been transformed into something resembling a harem. Colourful mats, pillows, blankets and eye masks were strewn on the floor and gongs of many various sizes hung from wooden frames. They reminded Ginny of the gold disks that pop stars used to receive for selling lots of records. There were around twenty people in the room in total.

Heather sat cross-legged on the floor and pulled her feet into the Lotus Pose. Edna allowed Eric to help her settle onto a pile of cushions.

Loretta entered the room and lay on her side with her head resting on her hand. When Nico selected the mat closest to her, she flicked her hand until he moved next to Ginny instead.

Ginny lay down and crossed her arms over her chest like an Egyptian mummy. There was no way Adrian would ever accompany her to anything like this. She was lucky if she could get him to take part in a bar quiz on holiday.

‘Namaste. Welcome, my name is Gong Master Leo,’ the man with the topknot said. ‘The organs and emotions in your body have unique frequencies, working like the strings of a guitar. Over time, factors like stress can cause them to become out of tune. Sound can bring your frequencies back into harmony and get rid of emotional blockages.

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