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STORDORY W 1 A N WILSON


Among the office birthday cards (her 40th!), this sent a message all right! A painting: a pair of naked lovers. And the message? Simply “Love you, A.” Jane glowed. Next day—their first date! A walk from the office to the gallery where the painting hung.


Walking beside Alastair, she had become that naked woman inside her head. But approaching the famous painting, he was shifty. In front of the picture was Maureen from Accounts, dabbing her tears.


Alastair pretended not to have seen; he hustled Jane away. But she felt cheated as his treacherous finger curled into her palm. ▪ A N Wilson is RD’s Books Editor, a biographer and novelist.


WENDY HOLDEN


Jasper hadn’t wanted to rent a pricey holiday cottage in the Cornish cliff-top village of St Boden. But Tess had insisted; insisted they invite hedge funder Olly and his snotty wife Saskia too, people Jasper disliked.


Saskia turning out to have the hots for him was a surprise, and one afternoon—boredom on his part; too much Tesco rosé on hers—they’d done it. Only Olly had seen them. Terrified he’d tell Tess, Jasper suggested a walk, man to man. How easy to stumble on the rocky coastal path and send Olly tombstoning into the sea. A tragic accident. ▪ Wendy Holden has written nine top-10 bestsellers. Gallery Girl is published by Headline Review at £12.99.


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