“A half-drowned stranger was more exciting than a bruised and exhausted daughter. She could be dying for all they'd care, she thought angrily, picking at a deep scratch on her leg, trying to make it bleed again.” — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
“It would have been more sensible if I had gone for help, Felicity thought, feeling his arm like an iron yoke across her shoulders,… — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
“She seemed out of place at the Fairweather. Too posh, as Susan said. Too well dressed. She never strolled along the shore or went… — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
“In a way, a man's life depended on the china horse. Or at least on the breaking of the china horse.” — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
“Felicity was more romantic. She's waiting for her lover. He's a sailor and she's watching for his ship to come in. Nobody's dared tell… — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
“Do you think you could stop crying for a minute? It makes conversation a bit difficult.” — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
“A half-drowned stranger was more exciting than a bruised and exhausted daughter. She could be dying for all they'd care, she thought angrily, picking… — Vivien Alcock Copy Share Image
