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Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows
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In the cafeteria of a Frankfurt gallery Anna Amalia Reitner is surprised to meet Jago Nicholson, whom she had last seen when she'd accidentally disrupted the celebratory reception of one of his company's MRI machines at the Oxfordshire hospital where she works. He is pleasant, if a shade distant, so that when weeks later he telephones her office quiet, gentle Millie, overworking in the aftermath of her mother's death, is, again surprised. However, she is happy to drive to his children's school, take over supervising the children from their teacher Adelaide Thomas and remain with them until Jago arrives.
It is clear that Jago loves his children and Flora and Henry love him. Millie, asked by Flora if she would like to come back with them to their house, is disappointed to have to refuse but meets Jago once again at Covent Garden. She is with her colleague Cecilie Kemp Smith's cousin Philip and Jago is with his cousin Laura Fitzgibbon. When Philip, Jago and Laura realise that Millie has travelled to London by public transport Jago offers her a lift back to where she has left her car. The children, he tells her, would like to invite her to a summer fair at the manor house home of Adelaide Thomas which is next door to his own property, and this time she is delighted to accept.
The event is a huge success. The children learn more about the gaps in Millie's knowledge of her German family, while Millie is charmed and amazed by their absorbed interest in everything around them and delighted when Jago arrives in time for tea. He has further problems arranging the occasional supervision of Flora and Henry and Millie offers to help, not explaining that this will prevent her CEO, Walter Hemingway, from worrying about her long working hours.
Millie tells Jago something of what she knows about her grandfather and his death during the second world war; Jago tells her about the death of his wife. Millie, an only child, learns that Jago has a sister, a brother-in-law and nephews, and many cousins.
Increasingly involved with the children and becoming friendlier with Jago, Millie, now wondering if Walter is interested in Mrs. Thomas, Adelaide's mother, is struck down by flu and taken care of at Jago's house, where she meets his sister and brother-in-law. Once fully recovered she is taken to meet Jago's uncle, Hector Nicholson, a considerable landowner and art collector.
On the evening of the reception Jago takes Millie in his arms so that she arrives at the reception in a daze of happiness. She meets, briefly, Laura Fitzgibbon, then Hector, who is eager to show her his collection of paintings, drawings, and other works of art.
It is clear that Jago loves his children and Flora and Henry love him. Millie, asked by Flora if she would like to come back with them to their house, is disappointed to have to refuse but meets Jago once again at Covent Garden. She is with her colleague Cecilie Kemp Smith's cousin Philip and Jago is with his cousin Laura Fitzgibbon. When Philip, Jago and Laura realise that Millie has travelled to London by public transport Jago offers her a lift back to where she has left her car. The children, he tells her, would like to invite her to a summer fair at the manor house home of Adelaide Thomas which is next door to his own property, and this time she is delighted to accept.
The event is a huge success. The children learn more about the gaps in Millie's knowledge of her German family, while Millie is charmed and amazed by their absorbed interest in everything around them and delighted when Jago arrives in time for tea. He has further problems arranging the occasional supervision of Flora and Henry and Millie offers to help, not explaining that this will prevent her CEO, Walter Hemingway, from worrying about her long working hours.
Millie tells Jago something of what she knows about her grandfather and his death during the second world war; Jago tells her about the death of his wife. Millie, an only child, learns that Jago has a sister, a brother-in-law and nephews, and many cousins.
Increasingly involved with the children and becoming friendlier with Jago, Millie, now wondering if Walter is interested in Mrs. Thomas, Adelaide's mother, is struck down by flu and taken care of at Jago's house, where she meets his sister and brother-in-law. Once fully recovered she is taken to meet Jago's uncle, Hector Nicholson, a considerable landowner and art collector.
On the evening of the reception Jago takes Millie in his arms so that she arrives at the reception in a daze of happiness. She meets, briefly, Laura Fitzgibbon, then Hector, who is eager to show her his collection of paintings, drawings, and other works of art.
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