Gail Honeyman

I wondered at whom these pearls of wisdom were aimed; some passing extraterrestrial, perhaps, or a yak herder from Ulan Bator who had trekked across the steppes, sailed the North Sea and found himself on the Glasgow–Edinburgh service with literally no prior experience of mechanized transport to call upon?

I like to read as widely as possible for many reasons, not least in order to broaden my vocabulary to assist with crossword solving.

Naturally, I had been about to pour it all over myself but, just in time, had read the warning printed on the paper cup, alerting me to the fact that hot liquids can cause injury. A lucky escape, Eleanor! I said to myself, laughing quietly. I began to suspect that Mr. McDonald was a very foolish man indeed, although, judging from the undiminished queue, a wealthy one.

Life felt like it was moving very fast indeed at the moment, a whirlwind of possibilities.

he was perched on the arm of Sammy’s chair, laughing at something one of her brothers had said.

I did not appreciate this crass attempt to change the subject.

I find lateness exceptionally rude

You try, and you fail, and your world collapses around you, burns down to ashes.

I suspected that Laura was something of a sybarite.

she was a cat that brooked no nonsense.