The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper

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Phaedra Patrick. The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

The Surprise in the Wardrobe

The Elephant

The Great Escape

On the Way

Lucy and the Tortoise

Bed and Breakfast

The Tiger

The Photograph

Lucy and Dan

Mobile Technology

London

The Book

Lucy the Second

Mike’s Apartment

The Flower

Green Shoots

The Thimble

Paris Match

Bookface

The Paint Palette

Bernadette

The Ring

Crappy Birthday

Memories

The Heart

Letters Home

Finders Keepers

Journey’s End?

The Future

Wishes Under The Willow Tree

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PHAEDRA PATRICK has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organiser and communications manager. She lives in Saddleworth with her husband and son. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper is her debut novel.

Behind every book is a great editor and I am fortunate to have two of the best in my corner. To my UK editor Sally Williamson and to Erika Imranyi in the US, many thanks for your thoughtfulness, creativity and championing of Arthur. A special acknowledgment also goes to Sammia Hamer, who originally gave Arthur his home in the UK.

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Arthur fastened the lid back onto the ice cream box and carried the charm bracelet downstairs. There, he looked in his Oxford English Pocket Dictionary; the definition of the word ‘ayah’ didn’t make any sense to him—a nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India.

He didn’t usually phone anyone on a whim; he preferred not to use the phone at all. Calls to Dan and Lucy only brought disappointment. But, even so, he picked up the receiver.

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