The Woman Across The Street

The House Across the Street

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    But who is the woman who arrives in the black car most Saturdays while Gloria is at work? Sometimes she brings women to the house, other times they have children.

    Hilda, Katy's mother, disapproves of Gloria. She wonders if these mysterious visitors have just been released from prison.

    Is Gloria secretly bringing criminals, or worse, into the heart of the community? Then one night, the house burns down. In the wreckage, the bodies of Gloria and her daughter are found.

    Katy is sure the unexplained visitors must be responsible until her father is arrested and charged with murder. Who are these women and what secret is Gloria hiding? Gloria has always encouraged Katy to spread her wings and leave Bexhill-on-Sea behind her. Katy is extremely excited at the prospect but keeps her feelings to herself as her thoughts run to her mother and father.

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    As the hours pass, it is clear that Gloria and her daughter did not survive the fire. With the local community in shock, Katy is unable to believe that Gloria is gone. Was it an accident or was there something more sinister at play? Katy decides to continue with her plans to head to London with renewed vigour and is delighted when her best friend Jilly agrees to join her. It will be the start of a new adventure, a new life, and the girls set off with the optimism and joy of youth on their side. But Katy receives news that her father, Albert, has been arrested and accused of arson and the murder of Gloria and her daughter.

    Katy is distraught and in disbelief.

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    Her wonderful, gentle father is no murderer. Katy is a strong and determined individual and decides to carry out her own investigation to find out the truth.

    Why was her father being framed for a crime he did not commit? The House Across the Street tackles many issues of life in the 60s.

    The impact of World War 2 is still felt in many homes as folk try to rebuild their lives. Many carry memories that are locked away, swept under the carpet never to be spoken of again. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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    Twelve says the woman across the street looked into the open window and saw the murder occur. Three says this ought to Four points out that the woman across the street remembers the most insignificant details in her testimony, including that she saw the murder occur The woman across the street saw the murder through the final two cars of the elevated train. Nine says that because the woman across the tracks saw the murder, someone else on the train might've also seen the Three instantly agrees, also saying that this is the most important testimony.

    Four says that the woman explained how she went to bed Eight asks Two if he wears his glasses to bed. Eight points out that the woman who testified was wearing glasses. Eleven excitedly remembers that she wore bifocals.

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    Eight says that he suspects the woman wouldn't have put on her glasses to glance out the window. The lights went out The woman across the street.

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