She checked her hair and blouse one more time, making sure the girls’ first impression of her new look would be perfect. Her friends had been shown into one of the reception rooms off the main entrance hall. She had hoped they might be given a quick tour of the building, so they could soak in the...
Taking care of a baby who’s perfectly capable of doing everything for herself is positively exhausting. The girls could barely sit down for five minutes before Sarah would take off at a jog, looking for something else in the house to amuse her. They watched her wipe her own mouth after drinking h...
Adie and Delilah picked their way through, as if they were walking through treacle. A thin string of smoke twisted its way from the remains of Bob’s fire. He sat next to it, repairing his fishing rod in the rain. Doesn’t he ever sleep? Adie thought....
Very good, Grace.’Ms Lemon turned to scrawl the words across the board.‘Hey,’ Jenny hissed, giving Grace a nudge. ‘Are you not talking to me?’Grace feigned a casual indifference and shook her head.‘’Course not. I mean, of course I’m talking to you.’She didn’t look at Jenny, just pretended to conc...