The Friendly Air (1970)

by Elizabeth Cadell

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Emma is certain she will marry Gerald Delmont until she travels to Portugal with Lady Grantly, an eccentric old woman who shows Emma how exciting life can be.

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Fast read. I couldn't decide whether to be impatient with Emma or compassionate regarding her engagement to a man who is obviously incompatible with her. Ultimately, I decided on compassion, because these things get complicated, and Emma's reasons were explained fairly plausibly. I enjoyed the narrative of her time in Portugal with her eccentric old lady friend, and it all ended well. (

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Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 |

6/2020. Romance, set mostly in Portugal but with English characters, and the author's trademark plot twists. (

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spiralsheep | Jan 10, 2020 |

A light-hearted romance with no sex scenes, thank goodness! I am so tired of reading "romance" novels that turn out to be soft-core porn. This book was the first I have read by Cadell but I am sure that I will be seeking out more of her work. (

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1970

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Portugal

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Gerald had arrive fifteen minutes ago, wet, cold and querulous, his coat snow-flecked, his teeth chattering.

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"she [Mum] wants me over 'ere, keeping watch on Nance [16, popstar] in case she gets to smoking pot or sleeping with the announcers."

The district seemed to be populated entirely by West Indians, but they had done their best, by splashing vivid paint on doors and windows to relieve the prevailing greyness and gloom.

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Emma is certain she will marry Gerald Delmont until she travels to Portugal with Lady Grantly, an eccentric old woman who shows Emma how exciting life can be.

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