Emily had been a lover for years, a secret kept in the shadows of her twenties. She had lingered in a circle of friends until she...
Twelve oclockher operation. Simple, scheduled. An hour under anaesthetic, routine steps, discharge that afternoon. Shed never pressed for him to be there, knowing he was swamped....
My name is Harriet. The first time I met Eleanor, I was twentytwo, shoulders bearing a weight that felt like stone. I had just lost both...
Another envelope for them, and we get only a jar of pickles? I mutter, eyeing the kitchen table at my motherinlaws house. Peter sits opposite me,...
I often think back to those days in the little village of Bramley, when young Ethel Whitby fancied herself a cat, though she was, in truth,...
Emily had been a lover for years, never quite managing a proper marriage. She lingered among fleeting romances until she turned thirty, then finally decided she...
28March2024 Ive finally put pen to paper about the nightmare that has been Emilys last year. I learned that her biological father was still alive only...
Leave her at the hospital, the relatives kept urging. What on earth made you take her home? his husband shouted, gesturing at the newborn daughter tucked...
The boy turned the key and slipped inside the flat. He didnt call out the usual, Mum, Im home! Evelyn frowned at his silence, at the...
28April Im not proud of how I started the evening, but I had to be honest. I forced a smile, tapped the table and said, Emily,...