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‘The Excitements’

by CJ Wray

Lose yourself in this feel-good romp following the law-breaking escapades of two quirky 90-something WWII vet sisters.

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‘The Excitements’ Chapters

London, Spring 2022: John Betjeman was right. Nothing bad could ever happen at Peter Jones.

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1939: To begin with, the war wasn’t actually very exciting at all. At least not for the Williamson sisters.

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The journey to Paris went quite smoothly. Far more smoothly than Archie had dared to hope.

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The sisters were fine, if a little bored. Josephine glanced at Penny, who had her hands on her knees.

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The training course might be being held in a mansion but this was to be no country house party.

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Clearly the launch of Stéphane’s early twentieth-century jewellery sale was a hot ticket.

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The man had a gun and it was a surreal moment as the four of them entered the grand salon together.

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Inside the auction house, the captives had no idea that the police were mustering outside.

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Chapters 49-52, Epilogue

In the taxi to see Josephine, Archie fielded emails while Penny looked out of the window.

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