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“therapy,”
― Caroline England, My Husband’s Lies

“right?’ ‘I’m fine. In fact I’m delighted to be tired and drawn rather than old. It makes me feel like a boy!’ Charlie tucks into his second helping of Barbara’s casserole, hoping Helen will change the subject. At times during their marriage, he’s tried to deflect her long-winded inquisitions, but generally to no avail. Her tendency to see only the black and white in life means she can detect a lie or indeed a deflection a mile off. It’s better to keep”
― Caroline England, Beneath the Skin

“Just goes to show how we never really escape the past.’ ‘And it’s all the worse for not having dealt with it at the time.’ He sucks in air. ‘As we always say, there’s no scot-free. People kid themselves they’ve got away with it, but no one ever does.”
― Caroline England, The Sinner