The Possessors
The Possessors had a long memory, but not long enough to encompass their origins. At one time, it seemed likely, they had had a separate life, but for aeons which were now uncountable their life...
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Extracts from The Possessors
The end of the line
They swung round another corner, and Douglas saw the house. It was built high up in a bowl that some geological cataclysm, long ago, had scooped out of the mountain side. The road they were...
Dramatis personae
Jane Winchmore had been widowed early – she could scarcely be thirty. Her best feature was her hair, which was thick silky gold, cut short, but she had the kind of features that went well...
We run this show for cosiness
‘We like to turn the thing into a sort of family party, up at the chalet,’ Hamilton said. ‘With only a few guests, and pretty well isolated, one more or less has to. I’ll tell...
Hours of wakefulness lay ahead
When he awoke, he glanced at his watch, and saw by the luminous dial that it was a little before three. He was wide awake and knew, from past experience, that hours of wakefulness lay...
Rise and fall
Hamilton took the minibus down to pick up the party from the village just before six. By that time, clouds had gathered on this side of the valley, and a bitterly cold wind had risen....
A remedy for anxiety
She slept soundly, undisturbed by George when he came to bed, and awoke at six thirty. She lay in the dark, listening to the wind which was still raging outside and to her husband’s heavy...
Get all the lamps out
Going down the last flight of stairs, to the basement, she felt a little light-headed. She would be better after coffee, and she decided she would have some toast this morning, too. Getting up without...
Nostalgia working overtime
‘The toast may be a little variegated. We’ve had to improvise a toasting fork.’ ‘Toast made on an open fire!’ Grainger said. ‘Can I come and make my own?’ Mandy shook her head. ‘You’d get...
These are the nineteen sixties!
‘They will be able to open the road up within a week? You’re sure of that? We don’t have to start rationing food, or anything like that?’ ‘No rationing,’ he said. ‘They know down at...
