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    The Restaurant
    The Restaurant
    The Restaurant
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    The Restaurant

    By Rachael C. Smith

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    Three very different friends are entwined in a story about a restaurant left to Cassandra in a will.

    It tells of their relationships, their friendships and how they grow as people.

    3 friends, 1 restaurant, what could go wrong?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRachael C. Smith
    Release dateSep 22, 2012
    ISBN9781301708314
    The Restaurant
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    Rachael C. Smith

    I am a journalist and mentor working in the UK and I write for fun in my spare time. The Restaurant was mostly written on my commutes to and from work. I have other stories I am working on that range from women's fiction through to sci-fi and children's stories. I welcome reviews or feedback. You can get in touch with me via my blog, on Twitter @RachSmith or via email: [email protected] Here are some comments I have received for eBook "The Restaurant": "It must be good as the last time I read was at school doing English." "Loved the read, I actually want to read more!" "What? It's finished? I want more." "Just finished reading your book. Really enjoyed it."

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      Book preview

      The Restaurant - Rachael C. Smith

      THE RESTAURANT

      By

      Rachael C. Smith

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      Rachael C. Smith on Smashwords

      The Restaurant

      Copyright © 2011 by Rachael C. Smith

      Thank you for downloading this free eBook. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form, with the exception of quotes used in reviews.

      Your support and respect for the property of this author is appreciated.

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

      Adult Reading Material

      This book is a gift to you, for free, to bring a taste of my work with a wider audience - I hope you enjoy reading it. I welcome feedback or thoughts, my contact details are on my blog along with other stories I am working on: www.somewritngspace.wordpress.com

      Thank You to: Lee for the journey; Mum, Rich, Vici E and Mark G for the advice and my Farnham ladies for the inspiration.

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      THE RESTAURANT

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      Chapter 1 – The friends

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      Cassandra sat waiting for the internet connection to log onto her laptop to search for a train ticket home, trying desperately to see the keys through her tears. What a week this had been, first her man left her in a drunkard argument two days ago and now this.

      Cassandra remembered the argument with Tom and had refused to speak to him until he had apologised - which deep down she knew he would not.

      Cassandra missed him and she would have tried to sort things out with him if her sister had not just called and told her that their mother was in hospital.

      Now she just wanted to go home.

      He could wait.

      Cassandra bought her ticket and made her way to the train station: she found her train, a seat and closed her eyes to shut the day out and drift off to her music for couple of hour’s peace.

      * * * * *

      Craig ran his hand up Kate’s slender thigh; she laughed brushing it away, playful and forthcoming.

      They lay in that post-sex that is

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