“Nothing is long ago in an archive, my dear. In the records we treat the dead as same as the living. that’s the whole point of keeping papers. It doesn’t matter if it’s a hundred years or only a few weeks. It’s all filed away, fresh as the day it went under the covers.”
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Sara Sheridan is a British writer born in 1968. Her works span across historical novels, children's literature, and adult fiction. Sheridan is known for her rich imagination and deep understanding of history, often blending elements of mystery and adventure in her novels. more
“She curled sideways into the milky light of the bedside lamp and began to read.”
“Whereas Mirabelle is tall, thin and sad, Vesta is physically and emotionally her opposite.”
“A chap wouldn’t hole up in Occupied France just to get away from his wife, Vesta.”
“A chap’s impending death has a way of focusing the mind.”