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by - written on 13/11/08 (Very useful, 159 readings)
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When Stella comes to stay at the old people's home where Jenny works, she immediately becomes a favourite of Jenny's. Jenny senses in her a kindred spirit, and as time progresses, it soon becomes clear that they do have something in common - they have both had affairs with married men. Jenny's is still on-going, although she is married herself, but Stella's ended many years before, seemingly in tragedy and with someone's death. Then Stella hands Jenny the keys to a secret house, one her family know nothing about, which Jenny uses as a lovers' tryst. Will Jenny pluck up the courage to leave her husband for her lover? And will she find out about Stella's own tragic love ... Read the complete review

by - written on 27/06/06 (Very useful, 96 readings)
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Stella is dying of cancer. Her last days are to be spent at Middleton Hall, a care home for the elderly. Intelligent, articulate and lady-like she adores the butterflies that flitter past her bedroom window, listens to classical music and enjoys regular visits from her doting son and daughter. But Stella is a lady with a story to tell – a shocking tale about love and loss. As her final hours draw closer, she takes it upon herself to confide in one of the care assistants, named Jenny, and through a combination of tea-time conversations and private tape recordings, she gradually shares the secrets of her terrible past. There was something about this book that ... Read the complete review
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