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A Handful of Blackcurrants I hadn’t made much fuss about New Year’s Eve. My daughter, Emily, said she’d

**Diary Entry** I arrived at my mother-in-law’s house half an hour early today—just in time to overhear

She dreamed of the sea… Every month, Emily tucked away a bit of her salary for a holiday.

The Blue Vein How Nathan adored her. He lost his mind over her, lingering beneath her window late into

Once, in a time not so long past, I collapsed at a family gathering because my husband refused to share

The Breaking Point at a Family Gathering: When Exhaustion Overcame Me My husband and I were supposed

“You’re a monster, Mum! People like you shouldn’t have children!” After finishing school

**Diary Entry** — There’s nothing more dreadful in this world… “Everything seems fine with Oliver.

**A Second Chance** Margaret Elizabeth was just your typical grandma, flaws and all. But Oliver loved

A Second Chance Margaret Whitmore was no saint—she had her flaws like any grandmother—but John loved