Reina James

It is 1918 and London is gathering in its dead. For undertaker Henry Speake, laying to rest the young bodies of those sent home from the Front to die has become a grimly familiar duty. But what he is seeing now, as influenza claims its victims, is something different, and for the first time in his life, Henry feels afraid of death.

This Time of Dying

Hello Sagittarius! When did you last have an absolutely cracking adventure? You know you'd feel good if you did! Here's a tale to inspire you!

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Sagittarius

A retired actress teeters on the brink of a comeback in this subtle and humorous account of the painful process of growing old and the equally painful process of growing wiser. Mim Lyons is a retired film actress, occasionally still recognised from her last great starring role in the late 1960s, but now more than content to restrict her performances to occasional play-readings with a group of old friends from the theatrical world. But when her agent calls out of the blue with a job offer, her husband begins to have his own dreams and schemes about the possibility of a comeback, in a part that unsettles Mimâ€™s perception of how her husband sees her â€“ and of who she really is. While her friendsâ€™ marriage hits the rocks, her son struggles to clean up his act, her estranged daughter floats back into her life, and her husband is suddenly rendered vulnerable, Mim gradually comes to reassess the roles she has been playing -- as friend, as daughter, as mother and as wife -- and to decide who exactly she wants to be.

The Old Joke

Hello Virgo! When did you last give yourself half an hour off and still get the job done? You know you'd feel good if you did! Here's a tale to inspire you!

Reina James

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