settee

David's lounge is a riot of colour – on the floor of his living room are porcelain figurines, hundreds of yellowed newspapers and, balanced across the back of his settee, several thousand Barbie dolls.

"She was just lying on the the settee. It was a very empty room. Her life was completely impoverished," she said.

“Lots of people can relate to it. You’re trying to find a penny. You’re literally looking down your settee to see if you can find a quid.”

She recalls waking up lying on a settee in a completely different room, with double vision and her whole body shaking.

They sat sideways on the settee because of their bustles, waiting for visitors who never came.