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**A Blow to the Family: “He Brought Someone Else Instead”** Lacey had gone to stay with her parents in

A Blow to the Family: “He Brought Someone Else Instead” Elsie had gone to her parents’

Happiness in Pieces Andrew got a call from his mum—she asked him to put up a shelf in the kitchen.

When Mother Said No: How Grace Saved a Marriage Grace was frying courgettes when the doorbell rang.

When Mum Said “No”: How Nancy Saved a Marriage Nancy was frying courgettes when a sudden

The Call from the Past: A Father’s Return Edmund shut the fridge door, wiping his hands on a rag.

**A Call from the Past: The Return of a Father** I shut the fridge door, wiping my hands on a rag. “

“The Flat Where We’re No Longer Welcome”: When Mum Turned Home Into a War Zone Oliver was

Happiness in Fragments Andrew received a call from his mother—she needed help hanging a shelf in her kitchen.

When Mum Said “No”: How Emily Saved a Marriage Emily was frying courgettes when the doorbell rang.