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Chapters (82)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for The House of Whispers
  3. Title Page
  4. Note to Readers
  5. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  6. One
  7. Two
  8. Three
  9. Four
  10. Five
  11. Six
  12. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  13. Seven
  14. Eight
  15. Nine
  16. Ten
  17. Eleven
  18. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  19. Twelve
  20. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  21. Thirteen
  22. Fourteen
  23. Fifteen
  24. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  25. Sixteen
  26. Seventeen
  27. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  28. Eighteen
  29. Nineteen
  30. Twenty
  31. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  32. Twenty-One
  33. Twenty-Two
  34. Twenty-Three
  35. Twenty-Four
  36. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  37. Twenty-Five
  38. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  39. Twenty-Six
  40. Twenty-Seven
  41. Twenty-Eight
  42. Twenty-Nine
  43. Thirty
  44. Thirty-One
  45. Thirty-Two
  46. Thirty-Three
  47. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  48. Thirty-Four
  49. Thirty-Five
  50. Thirty-Six
  51. Thirty-Seven
  52. Thirty-Eight
  53. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  54. Thirty-Nine
  55. Forty
  56. Forty-One
  57. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  58. Forty-Two
  59. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  60. Forty-Three
  61. Forty-Four
  62. Forty-Five
  63. Forty-Six
  64. Forty-Seven
  65. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  66. Forty-Eight
  67. Transcript of interview with Mr Rohan Allerton, husband of Abigail Allerton: 20 December 2019
  68. Forty-Nine
  69. Fifty
  70. Fifty-One
  71. Fifty-Two
  72. Fifty-Three
  73. Fifty-Four
  74. Fifty-Five
  75. Fifty-Six
  76. Fifty-Seven
  77. Fifty-Eight
  78. Fifty-Nine
  79. Sixty
  80. Priory Hospital North London: 20 December 2019
  81. Acknowledgements
  82. About the Publisher

‘It seems like so long ago. So much has happened,’ Rohan said and I looked at the familiar wedding ring on his left hand; pictured it in New York, seeing things and touching things I had no idea existed. ‘I can’t believe I’ve been in New York for a month already.’

‘I know, right.’

‘That was that night you told me Grace was coming,’ Rohan said. ‘So tell me how it’s been. What’s she like? Has she changed? Gone all Aussie? G’day! See you this arvo!’ His accent was dire.

I shrugged. ‘It’s the same as it used to be, really. I guess we never really threw it about too much when we were at uni, so… yeah, similar.’

‘But what’s she like? As a person, I mean?’

‘Hard-working. Driven.’

‘Cute too?’ Rohan laughed. ‘It’s hard to see her face on Instagram.’

‘She doesn’t really post pictures of herself,’ I said, wrong-footed that he’d checked.

Rohan laughed. ‘Jealous?’ He leaned across the table and stroked my cheek. ‘Don’t be. I was only teasing.’

I took a swig of wine. Would she be his type?

Maybe.

‘So what do you guys do in your spare time?’ Rohan asked. He leaned over and stroked my cheek again. ‘Sorry. I feel like I’m interviewing you! Have you been out anywhere?’

‘We went to the old flat. There was a woman there. We could see a bit but we didn’t get to go inside.’

‘Amazing. How was it?’

‘Older.’

He smiled. ‘Now you’re used to a house, I guess any student flat would look pretty crappy.’

‘It wasn’t a student flat as such,’ I prickled.

‘Whatevs.’ He held up his hand, palm towards me. ‘I never saw it. I’m not arguing about it.’

‘So, anyway, yeah, we’ve been busy,’ I said.

‘She saving lives and you painting.’

‘She may work in an emergency setting but she’s still only a GP. It’s not as if she’s a paramedic or anything.’ I huffed. ‘Anyway, I don’t think I can explain to you how wrapped up I’ve been in my painting. I only really see her in the evening. We have a few drinks and cobble something together for dinner, and we watch TV till we fall asleep. I often work most of the night, too, while she gets her beauty sleep.’ Was that clear enough? She’s not that amazing.

‘Has she seen your work?’

I grimaced at the thought. ‘She saw the first two but none since.’

‘Why not?’

‘I don’t want her to see them till they’re all done.’

‘Fair enough. And you said they’re not of anyone in particular? I’m intrigued.’