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Appointment with Yesterday
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Round and round on the London Underground rides Milly Barnes, who has left her real identity—and a shocking crime—behind in the basement flat she shares with her second husband. A union in name only, the marriage has taken its toll on Milly, leaving her only one option: escape.
Once Milly gets her wits about her, she uses what little money she has to take a train to the coastal town of Seacliffe. There, she finds work as the help for the kind of women she once was, and finds a humble room in a boarding house. Freedom, like a breath of fresh ocean air, exhilarates Milly more than the trappings of the life she has left behind. That is, when she's not furtively reading newspaper headlines to check if she's been found out. Or hiding from phone calls and knocks on the door. For the consequences of Milly's not-so-distant past are closer than she thinks . . .
"Few people can chill the blood like Celia Fremlin." —
"Fremlin is here to stay as a major mistress of insight and suspense." —
"Britain's Patricia Highsmith." —
"Fremlin packs a punch." —Ian Rankin,
–bestselling author
"Splendid . . . Got me hooked." —Ruth Rendell,
–bestselling author
"Brilliant . . . So witty and clever." —Elly Griffiths,
–bestselling author
"A master of suspense." —Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author
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“‘the syllables of her old name, her real name, beat upon her out of the past, their rhythm rang like the hooves of a galloping horse alongside the quiet sea’
this was so insanely good. it’s my 3rd celia fremlin and i am already itching to read her further 13 novels. she captures the horrors of domesticity so well and portrays vividly that the greatest terror to women is often the men in their lives.
‘milly’, fleeing an unspeakable secret, finds solace in a seaside town amid an amusing cast of characters. she finds job as a ‘daily help’, which is another source of amusement. yet the horrors of her past lurk around every turn and threaten to quickly catch up with her. it was tense and exciting yet at times heartwarming and fun.
‘domestic noir’ is really the best way it’s been described, and i absolutely adore it. celia i <3 you”
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About Celia Fremlin
Celia Fremlin (1914–2009) was born in Kent and spent her childhood in Hertfordshire, before studying at Oxford. During World War II, she served as an air-raid warden before becoming involved with the Mass Observation Project, collaborating on a study of women workers, War Factory. After the loss of her husband and youngest daughter to separate tragedies, Fremlin briefly relocated to Geneva. In 1985, she married Leslie Minchin, with whom she lived until his death in 1999. Over four decades, Fremlin wrote sixteen celebrated novels—including the classic summer holiday mystery
—one book of poetry and three short-story collections. Her debut novel
won the Edgar Award in 1960.
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