A Town Like Alice – Episode 7
Deborah Berkeley
'Sometimes, you've got to listen to your inner life coach. I swig my horrid coffee. I think about the exercise, I think about the career. I think about Vincent, in charge of his world. I think about Alice, coyly smiling up at Samuel. I think about Alex, comically overloaded this morning with book-bag, packed lunch and football kit. I leave the café, head to the charity bookshop, and emerge a happy hour later with a bagful of murder mysteries.'
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