Barra’s Angel. Eileen Campbell

clientele, and it was a widely held belief that he was at least as old as, if not older than, his doting partner.

      Maisie, aware that Doug was drinking himself into an early grave, did nothing to encourage his abstinence. He had come to her drunk, and she intended to keep him drunk. For Maisie was certain, beyond the most reasonable of doubts, that the harsh light of sobriety would illuminate each and every one of her failings. Only then would Doug realise that she was so much less then he deserved.