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Rohase Piercy
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Review: Skint Estate by Cash Carraway
Skint Estate: A Memoir of Poverty, Motherhood and Survival by Cash CarrawayMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm not part of the intended readership for this raw and harrowing memoir - the privileged, comfortably-off majority against whom the author periodically rants - in fact, I was put in the way of reading it by my (now adult) daughter, who pointed out the similarities between Cash's story and our ow Read more of this blog post »
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"Almost ten years ago, Nicola and I walked the South Downs Way together. This was before I moved to Brighton, and while it was a memorable and important event in both our lives, I didn’t really ‘get’ the Downs in the way that Nicola does after her man"
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“Although we have shared lodgings for seven years, we are not--on intimate terms."
I spoke earnestly, for I certainly could not afford to have her misunderstand the situation. She regarded me seriously.
"You are very fond of him, however, and would wish things otherwise," she said.
I gripped the edge of my seat and did not reply. Turning to look at the street, I observed that we were just passing the door of the Cafe Royal and were approaching Regent Circus. I shifted my gaze abruptly to the swaying interior of the hansom. I felt Miss D'Arcy's eyes upon me.
"Is it so very obvious?" I said at last.”
― My Dearest Holmes
I spoke earnestly, for I certainly could not afford to have her misunderstand the situation. She regarded me seriously.
"You are very fond of him, however, and would wish things otherwise," she said.
I gripped the edge of my seat and did not reply. Turning to look at the street, I observed that we were just passing the door of the Cafe Royal and were approaching Regent Circus. I shifted my gaze abruptly to the swaying interior of the hansom. I felt Miss D'Arcy's eyes upon me.
"Is it so very obvious?" I said at last.”
― My Dearest Holmes
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