“That evening I glanced back at the TV as Bella poured half a bottle of the finest brandy into her bowl of cake batter, I waited for tinselly anticipation to land like snowflakes all around me, but I felt nothing. Even when she produced what she described as 'a winter landscape for European cheeses', sprigged with holly and a frosty snow scene, I failed to get my fix.'Ooh, this is a juicy one,' she said, biting seductively at a maraschino cherry she'd earlier described as 'divinely kitsch'. She swallowed the cherry whole, giggled girlishly and raised a flute of champagne. 'Why have cava when Champagne is sooo much more bubbly? Cheers!' she said, taking a large sip of vintage Krug.”
―
Sue Watson,
Bella's Christmas Bake Off
“if a friend’s worth having she’ll accept you whatever.” ― Sue Watson, Our Little Lies
“After sending Bella a Christmas card for years with no response, a few years before I'd decided to add something more personal- one of Mum's recipes. I had included various Christmas recipes each year since, from gingerbread to chocolate and cranberry brownies- Bella's favorite as a child. I saw these as a reminder of the good times we'd shared and hoped she'd feel the same. Just writing down those recipes reminded me of Mum in her kitchen- the soft, wobbly fold of flour into butter, the grit of sugar, the heady fragrance of chocolate, sweet vanilla and the warmth of ginger.” ― Sue Watson, Bella's Christmas Bake Off
“said he was attracted to the way I lived my life, the way I’d dance easily, laugh loudly, fill a room with colour; but instead of sitting back and enjoying the butterfly, he caught it. He framed me like a butterfly, pinning me into his frame, but the pins that hold the butterfly in place are not easily visible, and no one can see I’m being held down. Over the years the butterfly has faded – he’s stripped me of everything that made me what I was, and now he’s left with this dull, colourless woman who’s scared to say what she really thinks. And I can’t dance any more. It’s hard to reconcile the person I once was with the woman I am now, standing helplessly in my beautiful bedroom with handmade oak wardrobes and gold silk eiderdown. The only reason I get out of bed in the morning is my children; they are my reason to live, and without them I don’t think I would survive. Things have never been perfect between Simon and I, but until Caroline, my life was bearable, but now I see her curling up on our king-sized bed. She’s lounging seductively on our sofa, arms around the boys, my boys, and she’s in my kitchen serving breakfast. This woman wants to take over my husband, but she’ll also take over my life,” ― Sue Watson, Our Little Lies
“But who needs a man when you live somewhere as lovely as this?” ― Sue Watson, The Woman Next Door
“We live these lives with such big emotions, oceans of love and turmoil go into our existence and yet we're so small. We are such a minuscule part of the bigger picture and it could be over in a moment, so we have to keep going, we must never stop chasing the light or gazing at the stars.” ― Sue Watson, We'll Always Have Paris
“She” ― Sue Watson, The Sister-in-Law
“The thing is, being with you has emasculated me,’ was his next line, straight out of The Cheating Husband’s Handbook.” ― Sue Watson, The Forever Home
“I loved living on the seafront, it was the same view all year round, but different every day, and each season had its beauty.” ― Sue Watson, The Nursery
“I’d forgotten about that, how he never really listened, or paid me any attention.” ― Sue Watson, The Forever Home
“That’s what our marriage has become: a competition about who can quietly hurt and irritate the other the most. When did that happen?” ― Sue Watson, The Woman Next Door
“Mark’s signature she’ll want.’ Then I looked at her. ‘Oh God, I will never get used” ― Sue Watson, The Forever Home
“woman” ― Sue Watson, The Resort
“teashop,” ― Sue Watson, The Woman Next Door
“No worries, just warmth and laughter, easy conversation with people you love, your children close by, everyone safe and sated and happy.” ― Sue Watson, The Sister-in-Law
“you’ve got all these ideas and plans, don’t just walk away. Stop longing for what you can’t have, and make the most of what you do have…” ― Sue Watson, Ella's Ice-Cream Summer
“So essentially, this means we’re all stuck in a hot room with our spouses – it’s like lockdown all over again, and the tension is real.” ― Sue Watson, The Resort
“He’d hurt me so much, I couldn’t tell the difference between love and pain any more.” ― Sue Watson, The Sister-in-Law
“Daisy heard the hope and uncertainty in her voice, and felt another wave of pity for this almost stranger she was swapping stories” ― Sue Watson, The Resort
“if a friend’s worth having she’ll accept you whatever.” ― Sue Watson, Our Little Lies
“After sending Bella a Christmas card for years with no response, a few years before I'd decided to add something more personal- one of Mum's recipes. I had included various Christmas recipes each year since, from gingerbread to chocolate and cranberry brownies- Bella's favorite as a child. I saw these as a reminder of the good times we'd shared and hoped she'd feel the same. Just writing down those recipes reminded me of Mum in her kitchen- the soft, wobbly fold of flour into butter, the grit of sugar, the heady fragrance of chocolate, sweet vanilla and the warmth of ginger.” ― Sue Watson, Bella's Christmas Bake Off
“said he was attracted to the way I lived my life, the way I’d dance easily, laugh loudly, fill a room with colour; but instead of sitting back and enjoying the butterfly, he caught it. He framed me like a butterfly, pinning me into his frame, but the pins that hold the butterfly in place are not easily visible, and no one can see I’m being held down. Over the years the butterfly has faded – he’s stripped me of everything that made me what I was, and now he’s left with this dull, colourless woman who’s scared to say what she really thinks. And I can’t dance any more. It’s hard to reconcile the person I once was with the woman I am now, standing helplessly in my beautiful bedroom with handmade oak wardrobes and gold silk eiderdown. The only reason I get out of bed in the morning is my children; they are my reason to live, and without them I don’t think I would survive. Things have never been perfect between Simon and I, but until Caroline, my life was bearable, but now I see her curling up on our king-sized bed. She’s lounging seductively on our sofa, arms around the boys, my boys, and she’s in my kitchen serving breakfast. This woman wants to take over my husband, but she’ll also take over my life,” ― Sue Watson, Our Little Lies
“But who needs a man when you live somewhere as lovely as this?” ― Sue Watson, The Woman Next Door
“We live these lives with such big emotions, oceans of love and turmoil go into our existence and yet we're so small. We are such a minuscule part of the bigger picture and it could be over in a moment, so we have to keep going, we must never stop chasing the light or gazing at the stars.” ― Sue Watson, We'll Always Have Paris
“She” ― Sue Watson, The Sister-in-Law
“The thing is, being with you has emasculated me,’ was his next line, straight out of The Cheating Husband’s Handbook.” ― Sue Watson, The Forever Home
“I loved living on the seafront, it was the same view all year round, but different every day, and each season had its beauty.” ― Sue Watson, The Nursery
“I’d forgotten about that, how he never really listened, or paid me any attention.” ― Sue Watson, The Forever Home
“That’s what our marriage has become: a competition about who can quietly hurt and irritate the other the most. When did that happen?” ― Sue Watson, The Woman Next Door
“Mark’s signature she’ll want.’ Then I looked at her. ‘Oh God, I will never get used” ― Sue Watson, The Forever Home
“woman” ― Sue Watson, The Resort
“teashop,” ― Sue Watson, The Woman Next Door
“No worries, just warmth and laughter, easy conversation with people you love, your children close by, everyone safe and sated and happy.” ― Sue Watson, The Sister-in-Law
“you’ve got all these ideas and plans, don’t just walk away. Stop longing for what you can’t have, and make the most of what you do have…” ― Sue Watson, Ella's Ice-Cream Summer
“So essentially, this means we’re all stuck in a hot room with our spouses – it’s like lockdown all over again, and the tension is real.” ― Sue Watson, The Resort
“He’d hurt me so much, I couldn’t tell the difference between love and pain any more.” ― Sue Watson, The Sister-in-Law
“Daisy heard the hope and uncertainty in her voice, and felt another wave of pity for this almost stranger she was swapping stories” ― Sue Watson, The Resort
