La vida

**Stronger Than Death** I opened my eyes. The clock on the wall showed half past seven in the morning.

Elizabeth awoke late, her first thought being that she had overslept. Her daughter and grandson would

A Break from Loneliness Margaret woke late. Her first thought was that she’d overslept—her daughter and

A woman nearing seventy shuffled into a boutique. Her hair was unkempt, her clothes worn thin, her scuffed

The Final Sacrifice “Mum, I need to talk to you.” “That sounds ominous.”

The Fate “Today I spoke to Lydia. Can you believe it? Alex has gone off the rails again,”

A woman nearing seventy stepped into a high-street boutique. Her hair was unkempt, her clothes frayed

**The Last Sacrifice** “Mum, we need to talk.” “That doesn’t sound good.”

Hunger clung to them like a shadow, but every night, beneath the moonlight, he hid a sack of flour that

“Mum, we need to talk.” “That doesn’t sound good,” Irene said, eyeing her son