The Olive Sisters by Amanda Hampson

Author:Amanda Hampson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781742281490
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Published: 2009-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

When I get home I put the letter from my father on the mantelpiece, where I can keep an eye on it. What could he possibly have to say to me after all these years? I’m not ready to find out.

Dog is happy to see me. Dog! What am I going to do with him when I move back to the city? I can’t be responsible for him. He was just foisted on me, really. I don’t even know his name, for God’s sake.

Leonie calls to confirm my talk to the local women’s network tomorrow night. I’m looking forward to it, I assure her. I have a couple of topics to run by her. What does she think about ‘Talking business in the global village’ or perhaps ‘Horizontal communication in a vertical organisation’?

‘Both sound interesting …’ she says unconvincingly.

‘How many businesswomen are you expecting?’ I ask.

‘Well, there were going to be twelve but it looks like there’ll only be six.’

‘Six!’

‘Yes, I’m sorry about that. There’s been a little split in the group over our sponsorship deal with the Miss Duffy’s Creek pageant and the network has broken into several factions … I won’t go into it – it’s been awful, really, just awful. But there’ll be some terrifically keen businesswomen there. Jenny runs the takeaway; Annabelle Challis has the gift shop; and Cecilia Simmonds – she’s one of the top saleswomen for Supperware – she usually gives us a bit of a demo of the new products. And, of course, myself – you’ve probably seen my salon in town, the Chit-Chat and Chop? Now, what shall I put in the minutes as your subject?’

‘What about “How to get a free plug in your local paper”?’

‘Oh, that sounds wonderful! The girls will be tickled pink.’

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