The grey evening settled over the streets of London, blurring the outlines of terraced houses and filling
Andrew married at twentyfour. His wife, Poppy, was twentytwo. She was the only child of a university
My daughterinlaw asked me to collect my grandson from kindergarten: what the teacher said made my legs give way.
Monday, 9November I watched my husband Ian say he was off on a work trip, then I spotted his car parked
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30April2025 Dear Diary, The Clarke estate in Surrey has always been a picture of immaculate ordercold
Thats not proper, Emma. Youre thirty and living like an old lady, she chided, settling beside her daughter.
14 March Emily had been the other woman for years. Shed never married, drifting through a string of casual
28October2025 Dear Diary, Emily has always lived the quiet, unremarkable life that my father used to
5November2025 Diary This morning I awoke to the sound of Emily coughing, her voice hoarse as if shed








