On the way home she said to Karel, what a surprising place. But Karel didn't know what she was talking about. David's place hadn't surprised him at all.
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M
ARGARET
D
RABBLE
is the author of
The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth,
and
The Needle's Eye,
among other novels. For her contributions to contemporary English literature, she was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2008.