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Sheila Moss seeks a quiet, respectable life in newly suburban Spartan Street, sharing a home with a handful of lodgers. However, her glossy neighbours—bored by routine and long‑abandoned spouses—seek exhilarating escapades, turning their attention to number 44. They invite Sheila into a network of playful "coffee mornings" and "truth or dare" gatherings where boundaries blur and secrets surface. Underneath her prim façade, Sheila harbours her own hidden passions, which the seemingly perfect neighbours are determined to uncover.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Primula Bond
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