The New Couple Quotes

“Go see who it is, Kez,’ says Liam. ‘And if it’s anyone official, get rid of them.’ Keren opens the door to a middle-aged woman, holding flowers and what looks like a lunchbox. She’s wearing the sort of jeans Keren’s mum wears, and a flowery top. Her shoulder-length blonde hair is wispy and untamed, and her face has a sort of faded prettiness. Keren looks down at the stranger’s feet, which have unvarnished nails emerging from battered Birkenstocks. Imagine not painting your toenails, Keren thinks. The woman smiles broadly and holds out the flowers and the plastic box. ‘Hi, I’m Jane Headley. We live at number five: my husband Fergus and I. I just wanted to come and say welcome to Sycamore Gardens,”
― Alison James, The New Couple

“busy,”
― Alison James, The New Couple