La vida

A man proposed that we move in together, but only on the condition that we split the bills fifty-fifty

Adam, I dont want to hurt you, sweetheart. Adam sits on the windowsill, gazing out at the street below.

We moved from the countryside to the city in 1975. That year, we bought a house at a crossroads on the

Thirty years ago, my world shattered on a rain-slicked motorway. I lost my wife and our little girl in

Being the only child in my family, I was never really considered the favourite, though my parents had

I agreed to look after my best friends child, never realising he was my husbands son. Four years ago

Being an only child, I was never really the favourite, even though my parents waited ages to have me.

As Rachel was leaving the hospital, she bumped into a man at the doorway. Sorry, he said, his eyes lingering