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SOME FRUSTRATING NEWS
She left the apartment early, allowing plenty of time for the walk, finding herself needing to be out in the fresh air, not cooped up in her apartment with all those walls boxing in her flashbacks and recollections. Making her angst even worse, Richard Parry’s death was filling the newspapers in Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands, in Spain and even back in Britain. His bereaved wife and his publisher appeared to be making a meal of his sudden and tragic demise. They were quick off the mark. Taken in his prime, they said. He had so many more books left in him. Little did they know. Clarissa suspected the pair were whipping up interest to increase book sales. And why not? Publishing was a tough industry. But it increased the attention on her and she knew it was o
