Not Fade Away (Excerpt)

They'd made her a promise. She was terrified that they'd keep it.

The House Of Mr Christus

For the first time in her life, Mrs Christus is unable to dismiss a maid. She finds herself locked in a mute struggle with the girl, who has not only begun to lay claim to her house but now her husband. Every morning she wakes to the same sensation, a movement in the soft parts of her stomach and the presence of thin...