What a striking granddaughter you have, Walter, darkeyed and with a smile as bright as fresh snow, said the old farmer, his voice full of pride....
It felt as though the world had stopped turning the day Evelyn woke without an alarm and without any plan at all. Alright, you two, out...
Tina is a blonde and Sam is a darkhaired man. They adore each other, and two years after their wedding they welcome a baby girl. The...
Forgive me, Steve, but I Ive fallen for your wife, Tom said, his eyes fixed on nothing but the distance. The words seemed to burst from...
For fifteen years, every evening at six oclock, Margaret Shaw placed a steaming meal on the same greenpainted bench in RegentsPark. She never lingered to see...
Charlie Carter sat in his wheelchair, staring through the grimecaked windows at the courtyard beyond. Bad luck had it that his hospital room opened onto the...
Theres a mum and theres a daughter and in my case the daughter turned out to be my mates little girl, Emma. Wed gone off on...
Dear Diary, When the heavy oak door finally shut behind Mrs. Margaret Whitfield, the interview room felt suddenly intimatejust three of us: Emily Clarke, my little...
Peter said calmly, almost kindly: Why should you work, love? I earn enough. You look after the house, us, the children when they arrive. I believed...
What a granddaughter you have, William D., darkeyed and whitetoothed. In whom does such a child appear? Not yours, perhaps? Of course shes mine, sir, she...
On the number 12 bus heading through Manchester, a woman with two young children causes a scene, demanding a young...
What I Saw Through the Kitchen Window David, have you put away your clean shirts yet? I noticed two are...
A Husband Is Urgently Needed Mum, you really need to find yourself a new husband. Really, really soon! Claire nearly...
A Grand Entrance for Margaret Pennington “Mary! Thats not a stew! Its some odd sort of mess! Dear, youre a...
Guardians Excuse me, madam! Please let me through! Someone jostled Helen from behind, and she stumbled forward, clinging to the...
Life Lessons for Julia Tom, I need to talk to you, Emily said, and you could tell she was anxious....
Exam Ive had enough! Thats it! If you dont stop getting on my case, I wont go at all! I...
Porridge Instead of Truffles I was standing at the stove, watching as what Id spent two hours making began to...
It was just Elizabeths luck to go into labour during a blizzard. Her due date wasnt for another three weeks,...
A New Chapter Harriet stood at the window of her tiny rented flat in London, staring out at the shimmering...