The Return

by Victoria Hislop

James was, as Maggie so kindly put it, “dusty.” It was not his age alone, but his attitudes. Dust had probably settled on him in the cradle.

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To stay in one place, in one job, for all those decades was almost beyond the reach of Sonia’s imagination. How could anyone tolerate the sheer tedium of such stubborn continuity?

Demeurer ainsi dans un meme lieu le meme emploi