15. At last – compensation for the sleepless nights [The Clinque Counter, Kendals, Manchester]

Picture the scene: it’s mid-afternoon on a weekday in Manchester’s oldest department store. The ground floor hums quietly. Groups of immaculately made-up women cluster around the various perfume and make-up counters scattered across the shop floor. The automatic doors swing open and a harassed-looking woman in her thirties walks in. She’s pushing a baby in [...]

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