Emily Taylor

**Family Secrets and the Path to Happiness** Margaret Thompson bought a basket of ripe, fragrant strawberries

**Monday, 12 October** Mum keeps blaming me for not helping with my sick brother, but after school, I

Shadows of the Past and a New Path Emma returned to her flat in Pinewood village after work.

**Shadows of the Past and a New Path** I got back from work to our flat in Pinewood. Unlocking the door

Margaret sat in her small flat in Birmingham, staring at the old telly that buzzed in the corner, doing

Margaret sat in her small flat in Manchester, staring at the old television humming in the corner, though

Edith sat in her small flat in Manchester, staring at the old telly buzzing in the corner, its hum failing

Margaret sat at the heavy oak table in her Yorkshire home, her fingers tight around a teacup long gone cold.

Mum keeps blaming me for not helping with my sick brother, but after school, I packed my things and ran away.

Her name was Eleanor, she used to be his colleague. A few hours before their anniversary dinner, her