Picture of Innocence. TJ Stimson
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PICTURE OF INNOCENCE
T J Stimson
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
Copyright © T J Stimson 2019
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Source ISBN: 9780008298203
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Version: 2019-03-13
For my nephews,
George, Harry and Oliver.
Your Daddy would be so proud of you.
Charles Michael Francis Stimson
1974–2015
Yet each man kills the thing he loves,
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
Contents
Chapter 4: Wednesday 7.30 a.m.
Chapter 5: Wednesday 10.00 a.m.
Chapter 10: Saturday 10.00 a.m.
Chapter 11: Saturday 11.00 a.m.
Chapter 15: Wednesday 8.00 a.m.
Chapter 16: Wednesday 11.30 a.m.
Chapter 17: Wednesday 2.00 p.m.
Chapter 18: Wednesday 4.30 p.m.
Chapter 19: Thursday 9.00 a.m.
Chapter 20: Thursday 10.00 a.m.