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Chapters (52)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. OCTOBER 2014 London, UK
  4. PART ONE
  5. FEBRUARY 1976 London, UK
  6. JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  7. FEBRUARY 1976 London, UK
  8. JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  9. MARCH 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  10. JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  11. MARCH 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  12. JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  13. MARCH 1976 Lausanne/Bern, Switzerland
  14. JUNE 2016 Lausanne, Switzerland
  15. MARCH 1976 London, UK
  16. JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  17. MARCH 1976 London, UK
  18. PART TWO
  19. APRIL 1976 London, UK
  20. JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  21. APRIL 1976 Oxfordshire/London, UK
  22. JULY 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  23. MAY 1976 London, UK
  24. JULY 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  25. MAY 1976 London, UK
  26. JULY 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  27. JUNE 1976 London, UK
  28. JULY 2016 Lausanne/Montreux, Switzerland
  29. JUNE 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  30. JULY 2016 Thun/Reichenbach, Switzerland
  31. JULY 1976 London, UK
  32. AUGUST 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  33. PART THREE
  34. AUGUST 1976 London, UK
  35. AUGUST 2016 Lausanne, Switzerland
  36. SEPTEMBER 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  37. AUGUST 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  38. SEPTEMBER 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  39. AUGUST 2016 Montreux, Switzerland
  40. SEPTEMBER 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  41. AUGUST 2016 Montreux/Lutry, Switzerland
  42. SEPTEMBER 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  43. AUGUST 2016 Lutry, Switzerland
  44. SEPTEMBER 1976 Lausanne, Switzerland
  45. AUGUST 2016 Lutry, Switzerland
  46. OCTOBER 1976 London, UK
  47. AUGUST 2016 Vevey, Switzerland
  48. SEPTEMBER 2016 London, UK
  49. Author’s Note
  50. Acknowledgements
  51. More from the Author
  52. About the Author

‘I don’t know.’ Ellis looked up from his typewriter, a grin on his face. ‘Offer her some cash for her life story and even a fat old bugger like you might get lucky.’

Sylvia had sighed and closed the paper. She thought of Evelyne and her friends.

Switzerland must seem like the most backwards place to you.

Hardly. But the men’s comments only propelled her onwards. Now she had one big feature in the bag, she needed to capitalise on her success by pitching some more. She’d stayed late every night this week searching for ideas, reading news-in-briefs, telephoning contacts, scouring the cuttings library.

Ever since the clinic, it had become a compulsion because all she saw now was an egg-timer, the sand flowing fast, running down, urging her to do more, work harder, get those features in before it was too late. It felt like she was playing a game of snakes and ladders and, if she wasn’t careful, in around six months’ time she’d have no choice but to slide down the longest ladder in the game and end up right back at the bottom again.

JUNE 2016 Montreux, Switzerland

JESS

From <[email protected]>

Darling Jess,

My heart just about burst to see the photo you messaged me. I’m so glad that woman, Nina, let you have it. How young your mum looks – and how fashionable, with her Afghan coat and flares! I suppose we were all that young, once. It’s so long ago I can hardly remember looking that fresh-faced. Although, I always think you don’t change much on the inside. Sometimes I still think I’m 25, and then what an awful shock I get when I look in the mirror!

I’m so delighted you’ve started to do some investigating. I know you’re still unsure about it, but I really do think it’s the right course of action. You’ve been so brave about it all, Jess, even though you might not feel it. I know it’s been so hard, but you’re at the beginning of the end of the tough times now, I know it. You’re going to get through this and come out the other side.

Keep me updated with your next steps and know that I’m here whenever you want to talk.

Lots of love,

Maggie xx