The Background to the Story
Afraid of getting into
a rut at forty, Sam Lovat dicided to leave his comfortable job and go into business
on his own.
Making perfume had
always been his hobby. He decided to turn it to profit. Diana and he sold their
house and moved their family into a charming house over a shop in Woodham, a
village near Oxford.
Sam converted the
stables into a workshop. Diana had the shop decorated in exquisite taste.
Things have been going
well. They sell a lot of perfume to the tourists who come to visit Woodham.
But Sam wants to supply his perfume to other retailers.