β Scribed by Beryl Bainbridge
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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Paperback, 212 pages
Published 1997
Hachette Digital (2010)
Edward is throwing a dinner party with Binny , his mistress. Aware that she has long been denied those small intimacies that his wife takes for granted β choosing a birthday present for his sister, for example, or sorting his socks β he wants to give her a chance to feel more involved in his life, to socialise with some of his friends (the discreet ones). Things are a little awkward to begin with β a late start and him having to be away by half past ten β but everything seems to be going well. But then some uninvited, and reather forceful guests arrive, and it doesn't look like Edward is going to make it home on time.
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