The Other Family (2010)
“Miriam was not only good-looking, and had produced two little boys in five years, but she was a woman of competence and flair who shared Francis’s view that a great deal more might be made out of Mark than he might manage if left entirely to his own devices. They had never gone so far as to discuss Mark and his possibilities – and failings – openly, but a tacit understanding existed between them that sometimes the way forward for Mark had to be – tactfully, of course – pointed out to him; espec...ially if it was a situation in which his natural warmth of heart might influence matters in a way not beneficial to either the firm or the family.
Such a situation had arisen over Chrissie Rossiter – or, as Francis Leverton firmly called her, Chrissie Kelsey. Richie Rossiter had been a fixture in Francis’s household for years, on account of his wife and her sisters being ardent fans, and full of a proprietorial pride that he had lived in the same London postcode as they did. When Richie died, the Leverton family had been shocked and full of sympathy for the widow and her daughters, and then the subsequent revelation that Chrissie was in fact the mother of Richie’s second family had slightly tempered the sympathy.MoreLess
Such a situation had arisen over Chrissie Rossiter – or, as Francis Leverton firmly called her, Chrissie Kelsey. Richie Rossiter had been a fixture in Francis’s household for years, on account of his wife and her sisters being ardent fans, and full of a proprietorial pride that he had lived in the same London postcode as they did. When Richie died, the Leverton family had been shocked and full of sympathy for the widow and her daughters, and then the subsequent revelation that Chrissie was in fact the mother of Richie’s second family had slightly tempered the sympathy.MoreLess
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