‘Freddie! Freddie!’
The passengers in front of him turned their heads to see who was being addressed, as a slim red-headed figure ran uninhibitedly up the luggage ramp waving a flowing white scarf.
‘Freddie! Freddie!’
Allowing himself to be overtaken, Freddie was momentarily overcome with emotions so powerful that he was unable to move. Then, arms outstretched, Rodolfo returning to Mimi, Bacchus finding Ariadne, Nemorino united with Adina, certain that loving, and being loved, were the only things that mattered, he walked slowly towards Jane.
About the Author
Rosemary Friedman has published 25 titles including fiction, non-fiction and children’s books, which have been translated into a number of languages and serialized by the BBC, while her short stories have been syndicated worldwide. She has also written and commissioned screenplays and her stage play Home Truths and An Eligible Man toured the UK. She writes for The Guardian, The Times, The TLS and The Author.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR ALSO ON EBOOK BY ARCADIA BOOKS
THE COMMONPLACE DAY
AN ELIGIBLE MAN
THE FRATERNITY
THE GENERAL PRACTICE
INTENSIVE CARE
THE LIFE SITUATION
THE LONG HOT SUMMER
LOVE ON MY LIST
A LOVING MISTRESS
NO WHITE COAT
PATIENTS OF A SAINT
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
PROOFS OF AFFECTION
ROSE OF JERICHO
A SECOND WIFE
TO LIVE IN PEACE
VINTAGE
WE ALL FALL DOWN
Copyright
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First published in 1994 by House of Stratus; reprinted 2001
This Ebook edition published by Arcadia Books 2013
Copyright © Rosemary Friedman 1994, 2001
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