KATHLEEN TESSARO
THE FLIRT
This novel is entirely a work of fiction.
The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Copyright © Kathleen Tessaro 2008
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Ebook Edition © 2008 ISBN: 9780007330676
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Praise for Kathleen Tessaro’s previous bestsellers:
‘More heart than you’ll ever find on a catwalk … written with élan and panache.’
Daily Mail
‘It’s friendship, not elegance, that proves Louise’s real saviour, and the friendships that develop through the book are drawn carefully and with insight.’
Independent
‘A perfect pick-me-up.’
Cosmopolitan
‘It’s surprising that this is Kathleen Tessaro’s first novel as her style shows the confidence and ease of a more seasoned writer. A charming, entertaining novel.’
Punch
Table of Contents
Chapter 3 - Tea for Table Five
Chapter 5 - Free Lunch or a Shag
Chapter 7 - The King of the Tennis Ball
Chapter 8 - A Stranger at the Garrick Club
Chapter 9 - 111 Half Moon Street
Chapter 10 - A Subtle Twist of Fate
Chapter 13 - Professional Massagers of the Female Ego
Chapter 14 - La Dame aux Camélias
Chapter 15 - High Tea at Claridge’s
Chapter 16 - A Brief History of the Professional Flirt (A Small Digression)
Chapter 17 - The World’s Most Exclusive Hairdresser
Chapter 18 - Another Moriarty Original
Chapter 21 - Make Me a Willow Cabin at Your Gate
Chapter 22 - The Cardinal Rule (A Moment of Silence, Please, for Freddie)
Chapter 26 - Breakfast at Graff
Chapter 27 - Professional Massagers of the Female Ego at Large (Part One)
Chapter 28 - Professional Massagers of the Female Ego at Large (Part Two)