The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton by Catherine Alliott

Author:Catherine Alliott
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780141908649
Publisher: Penguin Adult
Published: 2008-12-17T10:00:00+00:00

Bella Edgeworth was a student at Oxford. She has written four novels and lives with her daughter in Sheffield. Although single, she has a long-term boyfriend with whom she is deeply in love, and plans to marry in the spring.

Yes. Maybe. My eyes roved towards the books.

‘And don't torture yourself with those books, hm? As I said, a little bit of Vaseline goes a long way. I should know.’ He gave me an arch look and went to pick them up, but I slapped my hand down on the pile.

‘Leave them,’ I said savagely. ‘Torture is what I want right now. When in pain, only more pain will do. Don't take my hair shirt away from me.’ I raised anguished, possibly over-melodramatic eyes.

He shrugged. ‘Whatever,’ he said peevishly. ‘But don't slit your wrists in my shop, hon. It wouldn't be good for business.’

And with that, he was away, slipping into his crushed linen jacket, whistling for Cinders, who was instantly at his heels, whisking out of the door and down the street. I sank back in my chair and watched them go. Cinders, it occurred to me vaguely, was not only pushing twelve, but also the most obedient dog in Christendom. Puppy-training classes? Old dog, new tricks? I smelled a rat. Suspected the tricks were all Malcolm's.

I slumped right back in his chair, head lolling, eyes shut. After a moment, I reached out a hand and drew one of the books towards me, the one Malcolm hadn't wanted me to see. I opened the back cover gingerly, peered at the photo again. A second view confirmed my fears. Worse. Much worse. Older than in the previous picture, but more sophisticated. More elegant. Less pout, more poise. Less bosom, more bon point. Eyes wild, I read the biography.

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