‘And maintenance is not automatic. We may be fortunate and make him pay up, although I have to say that would be unusual as most husbands manage to wriggle out of it. In my experience it can be a constant battle getting them to keep up regular payments year after year. But should he marry again a...
She overheard him asking people if they would sign his petition for peace. He was obviously one of those Ban the Bomb people and, inspired by the spirit of the marchers, Amy went over and offered to sign. He looked pleased. ‘Hey, I know you. It’s Jeff Stockton, isn’t it? Weren’t we in the same cl...
There were times when she cried with quiet despair into the musty old cushion that she’d found in a rubbish skip and used as a pillow; times when she ached to run back home to Nan, to a hot bath and a warm bed. Then the sun would come up, lighting the Ship Canal, glinting on the metal struts of ...