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The House at the Edge of the Fens Emily stood in the middle of the overgrown garden, waist-deep in thistles

**A Cursed Love** *”What happens now?”* Olesya asked anxiously, more to herself than to her

THE UNEXPECTED JOY In the halls of Oxford’s faculty, none of her colleagues knew—nor would they believe—that

The Lad Stepped Onto the Tube Barefoot — And Left With More Than Just Trainers It was another bog-standard

Lone Against All Vicky first saw a lighthouse in a book when she was five. In the picture, it stood tall

**October 12th** Helen sat at the old oak table in the parlour, her fingers tracing the worn silver casing

The household is in turmoil, and even home brings no joy. “I hate him! He’s not my father!

“Friend or Not Friend?” “Dad, stop being so stubborn! I’m not asking you to join the

The Shadow Behind the Smile Nobody in the university department would have guessed—or believed—that Eleanor

**Family Strife Makes an Unhappy Home** *I hate him! He’s not my father! He should just leave.