Never Love Another…
Copyright © 2011 by Suzy Stewart Dubot
Published by Suzy Stewart Dubot
ISBN : 979-10-91560-08-5 EAN : 9791091560085
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Chapter 1
St Albans, summer of 1816 Louise quickly dropped the third hot pan of freshly baked bread on the table next to the other two. She loved this day each week when yeast merged with flour to fill the cottage with the comforting aroma of fresh bread, an aroma that took her back to her childhood. Her gestures had duplicated those of her grandmother’s and probably those of women for thousands of years. A brisk knock at the door had her automatically wiping away the brown wisps of hair stuck to her damp forehead before calling to ‘come in’. Mary peeked around the door before crossing the cottage’s threshold. “Is this an awkward time for you? Shall I come back later?” “No, you have come just at the right moment because the bread is out of the oven and I was going to make myself some tea. Have some with me before Leo wakes. Felicity is with Joan’s children and will be back a little later.” Mary didn’t need encouraging. She pulled