Beachcombing

THAT summer, for the first time, Gabriella had invested in a season membership of the Lido Club and it had been worth every cent. Not only had it given her access to one of the fenced-off sections of

DEIRDRE leaned back on her sunbed and sighed. The view couldn’t have been more beautiful: rocky arid terrain rising from the sea, boats pottering about in the bay . . . Nearby, a luxury yacht was anch

WHAT was it about an infinite horizon that made you able to breathe properly? Triss shielded her eyes against the sparkling new day’s sun to gaze at the swishing North Sea. She looked forward to this

Y ou’ve done what?’ Mel threw her bag ...

CATHY grunted as she struggled to open a jar of marmalade. Standing tall and athletic, amidst boxes piled high on the scarred wooden table in her new farmhouse kitchen, she inhaled the scents of woods

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