"Now only the bright wound on the rosebush told her Sam had been home." Chap. 1, p. 6

"She was not a secretive woman but had inherited a strong sense of 'her own business' from her mother." Chap. 5, p. 29

"Sam was an easy person to like". Chap. 6, p. 37

"Only a couple of weeks ago the thought of having to tell a waiter that he had brought the soup when she'd ordered the melon would have caused an agony of embarrassment. Now she could hardly open her mouth without having a go at someone." Chap. 9, p. 69

"'You're on an island Mrs Keatley. But you can't stay there. And don't imagine you're alone.'" Chap. 11, p. 85

"Those who survive are those who most want to survive." Chap. 12, p. 91

"Journalists were tarts, publicity was their sex, and they used it both as goods and as weapon." Chap. 15, p. 118

"But when the storm breaks...