Thinking Betty was in the bath Graham was watching a late-night programme on Channel 4 called Footballers with Their Shirts Off when she unexpectedly came in on the trail of the hairdryer.
'I didn't know you were interested in football,' said Betty.No one must ever find out that Graham is 'not the marrying sort'. Certainly not his wife or his mother. As sex, blackmail and fanatical tidiness take over the West Yorkshire parish of Alwoodley, an unlikely caper unfolds.
Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
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Like many a handsome man, Graham Forbes had chosen to marry someone not nearly as good looking as himself and even slightly older.
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(@FaberBooks, 7 March 2019, ebook, 45 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I'm a fan of the author and have read and enjoyed his fiction and non-fiction. I was really looking forward to this story. I wasn't disappointed as this is a well-written, engaging and entertaining tale. I was disappointed when I reached the end and wanted to spend more time wth the characters. The story uses an omnipotent narrator to give insight to all of the characters and focuses on an unusual marriage and what goes on behind closed doors and touches on a range of subjects including blackmail and infidelity.