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like a lost thought in need of a mind.
It was a low-lying, highly fenestrated conurbation of whitewashed walls and a roofline that was bewhiskered with heliostats, chimney-pots and water heaters.
Why this was a slow book to read
The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable.
‘You’re quite handsome – I like your nose especially.’ ‘It was a birthday present.’
‘I understand there’s a hundred per cent fatality rate?’ ‘True. But up until the moment of death there was a hundred per cent survival rate.
‘The best lies to tell,’ said Jane, ‘are the ones people want to believe.’
‘I call it a spork,’ I said. ‘How ingenious,’ remarked Violet, who was eager to have the pretence of a strong and supportive marriage, and was resolved to start as she meant to continue. ‘Whatever made you think of a brilliant name like that?’ ‘It’s engraved on the back.’ ‘Oh.’
