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Booklist 2: Ratings: Total = 13 . Pass = 10. Fail = 3. Percentage = 80.

Damaged Goods by Helen Black - Pass

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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 188-90 | Added on Monday, November 21, 2011, 12:14 PM

He removed her grubby underwear, fumbling on the frayed lace, and turned her around to front the camera. He stroked the pale contours of her torso, starting at the hip and snaking upwards. Her breasts were not yet developed, just tiny buds.

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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 3714-15 | Added on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 10:39 PM

Lilly watched the smoke stream out of Candy’s nostrils and wondered if she had ever seen such an unattractive woman.
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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 3963-65 | Added on Thursday, December 01, 2011, 11:46 AM

She raced to the bathroom, abandoning her clothes en route. The bath looked smooth and cool but she needed to be on a train in fifteen minutes and the Ferrari was in the garage. She made do with a Glasgow shower and squirted toothpaste onto her tongue.
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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 4165-67 | Added on Thursday, December 01, 2011, 03:23 PM

Barrows decided to tell his wife he’d joined the group. Not only would she ask no questions, she would insist on total separation from it. Better still, he wouldn’t tell her, he’d just circle the ad and leave it for her to find. Things left unsaid and given room to fester usually took on a life and a truth of their own. ==========
Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 4602-3 | Added on Friday, December 02, 2011, 05:45 PM

A few seconds went by, maybe four, maybe five. Enough time for Miriam to check the room and leave. Enough time to be forced down onto the bed and bled like a halal goat.
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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 4957-58 | Added on Saturday, December 03, 2011, 04:55 PM

Lilly disliked his theatrics. As her mum had always said, ‘If a bird shits on your head you don’t stand under the nest and shout.’
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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 4998-99 | Added on Saturday, December 03, 2011, 05:02 PM

‘It sounds like she used the old porno chestnut. You know, the name of your first pet and the name of your street.’
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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 5330-33 | Added on Sunday, December 04, 2011, 10:42 PM

Lilly glowered. ‘They’re not pets, you know. These kids have problems. They set fires, wet themselves and nick anything that’s not nailed down. I’ve one client who likes to masturbate at the dinner table with her chicken nuggets and another who keeps his shit in a shoebox under his bed. A few cuddles and a bedtime story won’t make it all go away.’

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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 6249-50 | Added on Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 11:50 AM

Then there’s Andrew. Husband, best friend. When I mentioned I might like to write a book you didn’t laugh. You bought me a laptop.

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Damaged Goods (Helen Black) - Highlight Loc. 6264-65 | Added on Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 11:51 AM

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2008 Copyright © Helen Black 2008 ==========