Perhaps the government had taken them, to melt them down to make aircraft parts. On either side was a wall that looked to be at least eight high, then they were clopping along a drive that was bordered by towering trees. Unfortunately it was too dark to see what the grounds were like so she peere...
And if they did, what would they be going out to? Would their homes still be standing, their loved ones still alive? And then the sound of an enormous explosion reached them, followed shortly by another and then another. No one could have any idea what was being targeted, but one man muttered, ‘G...
Her back had been troubling her for months until now it was almost unbearable. Mr Forrester had ordered her not to come back until she was fully recovered. It was whispered that she was lying in bed with a board beneath her mattress to help relieve her suffering, and that she could remain that wa...
We’re all going to be late at this rate,’ Maggie shouted up the stairs as she tied a pretty blue ribbon into the bottom of Lizzie’s plait. Seconds later, they heard the thud of his footsteps on the stairs and he erupted into the kitchen. Maggie couldn’t help but smile as she looked at her son. He...
She had spent the entire night running between Isabelle, who had continued to be ill all night, and Maria, who lay in her tiny compartment looking as white as a ghost. She was obviously now in deep shock. ‘You look tired, Kitty,’ Josh commented sympathetically but she merely smiled. ‘Oh, I’s all ...
He had towed it back from the field the day before. ‘Why are you giving me these?’ she asked. ‘Shouldn’t it be going into the garage?’ ‘It’s all mended,’ he assured her. ‘Dan had a look at it: somehow the brake cable had snapped, but he’s fixed it now.’ ‘But how could that have happened?’ Simon s...