This book was quite a compulsive read and I found I wanted to read more to find out what happens, but I was skim reading as the narrative wasn't too impressive and I didn't fully believe in the characters or their total lack of emotional intelligence. There were several interesting aspects to the...
She’s scarcely taken her eyes off Hadyn since she first caught sight of him, though apart from a fleeting interest when she stopped a passing ice-cream man to buy him a cornet, he’s shown little interest in her. ‘I knew that I would not go a whole lifetime without seeing him again.’ She stops, th...
I run my finger along the top of the picture of Helen beside my own wedding photo on the wall and my pinkie gathers up the line of dust. For what? For ever imagining it might be easy for you to not follow your heart. For wanting you to stay here with us, no matter what it cost you. Oh, I know I’v...
I’m sitting on the edge on one of my own sitting room sofas, feeling warmer and drier than I have in days and yet I’m finding myself more uncomfortable by the minute. This feels wrong. It feels wrong to me that we should be talking about selling up behind Dad’s back while he’s asleep upstairs. It...