Was he the one I’d let go? Definitely not. He was a decent man, kind when he wanted to be, but we were done. Saranya Ji had said a true soulmate might bring challenges, but I’d breathed a sigh of relief when Richard had moved out and I never looked back.

*

After lunch, Ben, Freya and Ruby disappeared up to their rooms; others settled on sofas to snooze, others helped with the washing up.

‘Pete’s been online,’ said Marcia, as we cleared plates from the table and stacked them in the dishwasher.

‘What for?’ I asked, as if I didn’t already know.

‘Billy and Grace.’

‘Ah. I thought he said it was going to be impossible to find them.’

‘True. It’s not easy but there’s so much information online now, we have made some headway.’

‘And how many people with those names have you found?’

‘Loads. You were right, Bea, both are common names, but I did find a whole family with the surname Harris who lived in Ireland then Manchester then in Cambridge. Pete’s going to get on to it in the New Year. When he has time, he’s going to do some more research for us. Is there anything else you can remember from what Saranya Ji told you that might be helpful?’

‘I told you everything.’

‘OK. Any places you’ve ever felt a feeling of déjà vu when you’ve visited them?’

‘Can’t say I have.’

‘Maybe you should try and contact Saranya Ji, see if she had anything else to add?’

‘She was on tour in India, wasn’t she? She’s probably gone from Udaipur by now. How did you find her, Marcia? Was it online or did someone recommend her? Has she got a website?’

‘Not that I know of. It really was coincidence, as if meant to be. Someone at work told me about her ages ago and then, when we got to India, I saw a leaflet in one of the hotels advertising her tour in India.’

‘So how did you get in touch?’

‘I called the number on the leaflet and a man told me where she was going to and when and, amazingly enough, she was in Udaipur the very same dates that we were. Why? Do you want to contact her?’

‘No. I just wanted to know more about her, to see if there were any reviews about her.’

‘I don’t think I kept the leaflet but I’ll look. In the meantime, think back, Bea: is there anything else that you remember from your session; anything you didn’t tell us?’

‘I don’t think so. Second World War and … actually, I do remember something. She said Grace worked as a dressmaker in London.’

‘Bea, that makes all the difference. I seem to remember that the census records show occupations. It could narrow the search down significantly.’