Lydia, Author at Channel Eye

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – The rites of spring

Lydia — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:06:26 +0000

Chapter twenty two Molly liked spring. She liked the daffodils, that came in yellow and cream waves in fields and gardens. She liked the clumps of snowdrops, pearly and green against mulchy woodland leaves. She liked the warm early sunshine that made you wonder if your moisturizer contained enough SPF, evenings light enough to take […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 12 March 2021 at 05:06 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – The bottomless cocktail

Lydia — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 05:02:02 +0000

Chapter twenty one Killian didn’t do Zoom or Teams. Or even emails. His methods of communication veered between the futuristic and the archaic. Thankfully, Natalie had worked as an office temp one summer at university, during the last days of faxes, and understood the methodology as well as Clubhouse. Natalie didn’t speak many languages; however, […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 19 February 2021 at 05:02 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – Having it all and wearing the badge

Lydia — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:38:42 +0000

Chapter twenty Natalie sat in her office, swivelling around on her chair. She knew it was juvenile, but she couldn’t resist, swirling from one side to the other, taking in the view across Jersey’s Financial District. She had made it. The plush leather chair was hers. The corner office was hers. The job she had […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 12 February 2021 at 16:38 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – Hubble bubble

Lydia — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:01:40 +0000

Chapter nineteen Francine walked into the spare bathroom, shielding her eyes from the mess. There were shirts, everywhere. Boxer shorts festooned from the towel rail. And, horror of horrors, a men’s razor, sitting on the side of the vanity unit, drawing one’s eye to the tide line of stubble and scum below it. Juan Carlos […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 5 February 2021 at 05:01 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – Baroque around the clock

Lydia — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 06:09:21 +0000

Chapter eighteen So, there we were. The world and Jersey. Once more in a form of lockdown, with Covid-rates soaring and people clamouring for ‘something to be done’. We might as well fast forward from the end of summer to the end of the year. It all went in a blur anyway. There were lunches. […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 29 January 2021 at 06:09 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – Her name is Pippa

Lydia — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:01:58 +0000

Chapter seventeen By the time Pippa had got over the fence from her back garden, traversed the lane to where Bob’s car was parked, and managed to get it started, she was entering the realm of late most hosts would interpret as a no-show. Pippa was not normally such a stickler for punctuality that she […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 22 January 2021 at 17:01 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – A tsunami in a thermos flask

Lydia — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:01:17 +0000

Chapter sixteen Francine tottered out of the party behind Juan Carlos, who had stormed out after the encounter with a tray of champagne. Her heels were not the most appropriate attire to follow an angry Argentinian but at least the car was right outside. “Juan Carlos. Don’t leave like that.” Francine implored, positioning herself alongside […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 15 January 2021 at 17:01 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – Bolly and Betty

Lydia — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:01:27 +0000

Chapter fifteen Going out in the time of Covid is weird. Normally one of the joys of summer socialising is the informality, the ability to bump into friends at the beach then go on for dinner, or the ‘more the merrier’ BBQs where numbers are only dictated by the number of burgers you can be […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 8 January 2021 at 05:01 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – The Boxset

Lydia — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:03:38 +0000

Here is a special festive treat from the team at Channel eye – a ‘boxset’ of all the episodes so far of the Secret Diary of Island Wives. This is your chance to relax, indulge and catch-up with the gossip and glamour, and the hopes and dreams, remembering that what goes on in the Channel […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 1 January 2021 at 05:03 GMT.

The Secret Diary of Island Wives – The show must go on

Lydia — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:02:30 +0000

Chapter fourteen Pippa was determined to go to Esmerelda’s party, even if it meant postponing her discussion with Theo. There were pros and cons to this approach, Pippa reasoned, while glugging a large G&T as she threw on a dress and tried to fake tan her legs at the same time. One part of the […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 18 December 2020 at 05:02 GMT.