Edgy tempers became the norm, parents screamed at truculent children, fights broke out amongst repressed men and Lady Harriet made a discovery that caused moral outrage amongst the privileged passengers on board. It appeared that a little bird had told her that members of the crew had smuggled ab...
She opened the missive with trembling hands and, after telling the boy that there wouldn’t be a reply, she watched him ride off on his red bicycle and then went indoors. There wasn’t much to go on in the words that Eddie had instructed for the post woman in Hawick to write. “Meet me in London as ...
“I’m not happy, Gary,” said Tracy Greenfield, as her new husband came out of the bathroom, knowing that if he didn’t get in there first, he’d be cross legged for the next hour. “Why’s that, Darling?” he asked, his face puckering with concern. “Didn’t you sleep well after we had made love? I thoug...
Get yerself up and we’ll be away. We’ll get a good breakfast at the farm if we shift ourselves. Come on, sleepy head, it’s the start of a new day.” Maggie awakened to see Jack hovering at the side of the bed. His tousled hair glinting in the light of the lantern he was holding, his clothes all cr...
Oh the joy of it! Maggie ran to her bedroom window and looked across the estuary. There were the Welsh hills draped in a mist as dusk began to fall and her garden, her wonderful garden, a riot of colour against the backdrop of the grassy fields. “Will yer be wantin’ something to eat?” shouted up ...