The Family Friend

The Family Friend

Author: Claire Douglas Listening Length: 10h 42m
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When Imogen is told she’s inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago, during a tragic summer which changed her life for ever. Now, with partner Josh in tow, it’s a chance for a fresh start. But after discovering an old...

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CHAPTER 21

It’s a Wednesday, five days after we moved in, and it still feels like we’re just visiting.

The house still very much feels like Dorothea’s, especially as it’s filled with all her furniture.

Josh has an app so he can assess the camera footage, and he’s promised he’ll show me how to set it up on my phone as well – not that he’s done it yet.

He has snuggled right up to where I’m sitting on one of Dorothea’s velvet sofas, the dogs laid out on the faded Persian rug, and he’s getting closer despite me angling my phone away.