![]() ![]() Whatever hostilities Hazel and Mari may face, I promise you that the cover doesn't lie. But don't give up hope, for hope this has in abundance. I'm afraid the real world has a habit of intruding and it does so, dramatically, inside. Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray, two women of colour, and eventually of some considerable age, able to share their affection and relish their relationship, free from outside adversity and. I love the cover's narrative: hair greys, fashions change, but not their love for, nor loyalty to each other. Eyes fixed on each other - except when closed whilst kissing - the couple's arms are entwined as the many years roll by, the bingo sheets passing like the pages of a calendar. What luxurious forms, deliciously drawn, delicately poised, full of innocence, joy and mutual, unequivocal adoration. ![]()
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