The Murder Affair Quotes

“First love was no fun, even if it was reciprocated - there was so much to learn and negotiate, so many possibilities for misunderstandings and mistakes. And, if you picked the wrong person, as Jake had, then the potential for humiliation was huge”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“Her mother wasn't going to change now. She was incapable of giving Beth the approval that - despite herself - she still yearned for”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“Trying to organise Josh was like nailing jelly to a wall”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“Beth was really sorry that Jake wouldn't be able to swagger into the disco in the 'right' jeans. But he might as well get used to it. And the sooner her realised a person's heart was more important than the label on their clothes, the better”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“She slowly keyed in the digits for her mother's birthday, deciding that she would concentrate on the day and the month, and make the assumption that Wendy would never divulge her year of birth to a man, belonging to that generation which considered it almost a duty to lie about your age”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“Not for the first time, Beth was left thinking how much better Katie would be at filling the difficult role of Wendy's daughter. Beth had been making a hash of it for years, and could really do with some time off for good behaviour”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“At the moment we've got virtually the entire female population of Dulwich in the frame. Not to mention their angry husbands”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair

“Beth sighed. For once, she understood. It was never fun to be gossiped about”
― Alice Castle, The Murder Affair