The Following Girls (2014)
“‘Is this really what they eat in Lancashire?’ ‘Probbly. All food has to be named after somewhere. Well-known fact: Bakewell tart; Oxford marmalade. All cheese. Biscuits.’ ‘Biscuits?’ ‘Lincoln, Shrewsbury, Bath Olivers, Nice, Garibaldi.’ ‘Gari-baldi? Wezzat?’ ‘Near Nice.’ Bunty peered hungrily at Baker’s plate. ‘Are you not going to eat that?’ She smiled a little guiltily at Baker – like they were still friends – and began helping herself to the untasted hotpot.
‘Your stepmother can’t be all bad...,’ said Queenie. ‘Not if she wants shot of the piano.’ ‘Yeah, but she isn’t doing it for my sake, it’s not about me. She just wants a bigger telly and there isn’t room.’ ‘I don’t see why you want to get rid of it. I wish mine was as nice,’ gushed Stottie. ‘And you’re really good – you can play anything.’ Baker looked down at the remaining yellow discs of potato and pinkish shreds of meat in their puddle of brown grease.
‘Spam makes hotpot: special hotpot.’ Queenie sucked air in through her teeth.MoreLess
‘Your stepmother can’t be all bad...,’ said Queenie. ‘Not if she wants shot of the piano.’ ‘Yeah, but she isn’t doing it for my sake, it’s not about me. She just wants a bigger telly and there isn’t room.’ ‘I don’t see why you want to get rid of it. I wish mine was as nice,’ gushed Stottie. ‘And you’re really good – you can play anything.’ Baker looked down at the remaining yellow discs of potato and pinkish shreds of meat in their puddle of brown grease.
‘Spam makes hotpot: special hotpot.’ Queenie sucked air in through her teeth.MoreLess
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