Talk Before Sleep
Author: Elizabeth Berg
Until that moment, I hadn’t realized how much I’d been needing to meet someone I might be able to say everything to.’They met at a party. It was hate at first sight. Ruth was far too beautiful, too flamboyant. Not at all Ann’s kind of person. Until a chance encounter in the bathroom led to an alliance of souls. Soon they were sharing hankies during the late showing of Sop….Read More
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