Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Dedication

       Map

BOOK ONE: The First Day

1. Two nines and a six

2. In the cul-de-sac

3. Purely routine

4. A lovely evening

5. The Fazackerly sisters

6. A very short chapter, but fear of a very long evening

7. Marigold goes to a party

8. Ben arrives home late

BOOK TWO: Sally Makes a Journey, and a Decision

9. Going south

10. A small flat in Barnet

11. Sam’s worry

12. In which Totnes is mentioned many times

13. Uncharacteristic behaviour

14. A surprise

       BOOK THREE: The Work Begins

       15. A Tuesday in spring

       16. The Great Bruise Special

       17. Sally breaks new ground

       BOOK FOUR: Conrad

       18. The great cities of Italy

       19. A thousand miles apart

       20. A long, hot summer

       21. Sally’s dread

       22. Dinner for two

       23. The march

       24. The waiting

       25. A grand night in the hills

       26. Marigold seeks advice

       27. A resounding whisper

       28. A glorious weekend

       29. A difficult meal

       30. Sally confronts her soul

       BOOK FIVE: Transition

       31. An emissary with a wet handshake

       32. A life of luxury

       33. A hard decision

       34. An unfinished manuscript

       35. An envelope of distinction

       36. Public and private changes

       37. Flood control

       38. The remorseless passage of time

       39. Before the deluge

       40. The deluge

       41. After the deluge

       BOOK SIX: The Last Day

       42. Morning

       43. Afternoon

       44. Evening