3 Quotes by Sabina Manea

She had a knack for turning heads as she walked into a room, with her easy confidence that really got under your skin.

Beatrice Hall, the local Victorian monstrosity, was legendary among North London builders. Rumours had been circulating of late that the owner, a reclusive Russian scientist whom nobody had ever met, was looking for decorators.

The pavement was pockmarked by a light drizzle, and the city looked in its element. The sultriness that other European capitals wore so well didn't suit London.