Reach for the stars

Georgie lived to dance – and now her dream job was within her grasp

IT had been a long, hard drive. Frances had left early, hoping to get away before the rush hour – only to discover that the rush hour started earlier still. She stopped for a break further south than

MUM! Mum!” Fiona burst through the back door to find her mother at the stove. They always had tea early as Fiona was in bed by eight. Her mother would have spent the whole morning cleaning other peopl

CHARLOTTE didn’t mean to eavesdrop. She was just about to tap on Lily’s bedroom door to check if her daughter wanted a cold drink when she realised Lily was talking about her on her phone. “Mum? At a

THE clamour of seagulls woke Frances. For a moment, she was disorientated. Not so much in place – she knew this bedroom well – as in time. She had the odd feeling that none of the last 30-odd years ha

She’ll win Wimbledon next year, you’ll see.” As Virginia Wade’s losing this match, I’m not convinced, but Auntie Viv – or Viv, since I’m not to call her Auntie because it makes her feel old and she’s