‘It is you. I thought it was when I saw you come through the door, but you’ve grown up so much I can hardly believe it.’ She embraced Poppy in a hug. ‘What are you doing here?’ ‘I might ask the same of you.’ Jean turned to Dennis with a friendly smile. ‘And who is this?’ Poppy heard the words but...
Elsie had just returned from the East End after a long day sorting out the problems of some of the refugee families, and it was a shock to walk into the drawing room in Cromwell Road to find Guy Gifford standing with his back to the fireplace, even though no one had thought to light the fire and ...
Forgetting her own problems, she stood in the doorway, staring at the chaotic scene in the kitchen. Annie was mumbling to herself as she rolled out pastry, sending clouds of flour into the air and punctuating her grumbles with sneezes, while Maggie scrabbled about in the pantry. ‘What’s all this?...
The clock on the mantelpiece struck four and Meg broke away from him. ‘That can’t be the time. We must leave now.’ ‘We must meet again soon. I can’t bear to lose you again.’ She picked up her cardigan and draped it around her shoulders. ‘We’ll find a way to be together, but you must go before Pea...