Quite HonestlyLife couldn't be better for Lucinda Purefoy. Granted it's a little embarrassing, her father being the Bishop of Aldershot, but she's got a steady boyfriend, a degree in social sciences from Manchester University and the offer of a job in advertising. With all that, she felt she should pay back her debt to society' and do a little good in the world'. Praeceptors'), an organization which trains girls like Lucy to become the guide, philosopher and friend' to ex-convicts coming out of prison, to find them a job, a home and to encourage them to kick the habit of stealing things. windy March morning, waiting to greet her first SCRAP client', a career-burglar called Terry Keegan. What happens next confounds expectations and produces a story full of surprises. and a compulsive plot, Quite Honestly is a wonderfully comic novel, packed with John Mortimer's entertaining reflections on crime. |
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... Terry , ' I told them . ' Terry . Yes , of course , Terry . Coffee all right for you , is it , Terry ? ' Here Robert stood up to offer Terry a biscuit , which he took in silence . This silence continued while Dad resumed his seat and ...
... Terry , ' I told them . ' Terry . Yes , of course , Terry . Coffee all right for you , is it , Terry ? ' Here Robert stood up to offer Terry a biscuit , which he took in silence . This silence continued while Dad resumed his seat and ...
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... Terry's intolerance of crime . ' People commit far worse crimes under the influence of drink , so I'm given to ... Terry's specialité , if you have to call it that , was breaking into houses at night and stealing stuff . Terry was a ...
... Terry's intolerance of crime . ' People commit far worse crimes under the influence of drink , so I'm given to ... Terry's specialité , if you have to call it that , was breaking into houses at night and stealing stuff . Terry was a ...
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... Terry's probation officer , who approved of our scheme , provided Terry reported to him regu- larly . ' At times being a bishop comes in useful , ' was what my Dad said when he'd put the phone down . On our way to inspect his new ...
... Terry's probation officer , who approved of our scheme , provided Terry reported to him regu- larly . ' At times being a bishop comes in useful , ' was what my Dad said when he'd put the phone down . On our way to inspect his new ...
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