The Man Who Sold His Son (Lanarkshire Strays) - Plot & Excerpts
Tom yelled for around the eighteenth time since Sarah had begun explaining to him what had brought Thomas and her to New York. Noticing Sarah wince at his language, Tom sighed and sat back on the sofa beside her. “Och, I’m sorry, hen. I’m starting tae sound like my Uncle Alec in my old age.” Despite the tension they both smiled at the memory of Uncle Alec. Tom rose from sitting once more, the slight stiffness in his movement betraying subtly his advanced age. Sarah watched as he lifted a framed photo of Uncle Alec from the mantel. “You remember my Uncle Alec?” Sarah nodded. He’d been an old man on the single occasion she’d met him, but Alec had simply been the funniest person she’d ever met. He was a lovely person and swore with such vigour and frequency that kids loved him for his irreverence. Tom looked wistfully at his photograph. “Christ knows what Alec would have to say about this.” “Probably a long string of very colourful suggestions,” Sarah laughed. Tom nodded and replaced the photo, still staring at his uncle’s face.
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