Room 2D

Photo-story by Julie Holmes from Februs 40 with Molly Pankhurst James Bowers, dapper in his suit, straight of back and determined in demeanour, strides in measured paces up the path of the suburban house. He has trodden his even steps for two miles, contemplating his mission, mentally rehearsing the admonishments to be delivered, envisaging the scene. Molly Pankhurst seems equally composed, although her eyes often flit to her watch to check the progress of time. Molly’s appearance is more casual: barefoot in captioned vest top and jeans, she curls on the sofa trying to work her way rapidly through the manual she should have memorised three months ago, chain-smoking her way through the pages of instructions and charts. The two images sum up their disparate personalities perfectly. Mr Bowers with his no-nonsense spectacles, staid clothes and established male pattern balding has a strong sense of duty, tradition and justice. Ms P...

A photo-story from Janus 44 featuring Lucie Martin, who you might recognise from The Scarecrow . That was what Lucie’s mother had said, in highly moralistic tones. ‘A most peculiar state of affairs.’ She had asked Lucie, jokingly, if her new boss fancied her and Lucie had answered, giggling, ‘I think they both do.’ Mrs Martin’s face had quickly assumed a very unjoking look; which perhaps was not surprising when you knew that Lucie’s new employers were man and wife. Lucie decided to shut up. She didn’t really know that Liz Rogers fancied her, it was just some of the looks she got. She told her mother she had been joking and Mrs Martin said it wasn’t a very funny joke. Very soon, of course, things were to happen that Lucie certainly couldn’t tell her mother about. Things that were very peculiar indeed . Liz and Damian Rogers had a smart little boutique and Lucie had been thrilled to get the job working there. She was only 17 a...