
The Chocolate Lovers' Club

They have a boat moored on the Thames which they never use, a villa in the South of France that stands empty for the majority of the year, and a weekend retreat in Cornwall – which they do occasionally visit. How flash is that? Ted is
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
Normal families were almost bankrupted simply to provide a roof over their heads.
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
astonishingly good-looking – not the usual chinless wonder who normally graces the upper echelons of our society. (I speak as if I have a lot of experience in this area, but I don’t.)
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
deeply. Having been blessed with
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
But I know that I didn’t do great. None of my friends have to know about my solo eating orgy. We’re all entitled to have our secrets, aren’t we? This is what Marcus has reduced me to. I’ve done so well to control my binge-eating recently, but
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
down-at-heel,
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
couldn’t last a week without coming
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
I’d describe what she’s wearing, but I couldn’t bear to. It’s dreadful – all sort of hippy and mismatched. Floaty chiffon skirt with denim jacket and . . . well, cheesecloth. That’s as far as I’m going.
Carole Matthews • The Chocolate Lovers' Club
feuillantes. There’s nothing they like better than