A fresh perspective

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

So, what do you think we should get Elsie this year? She’ll be a hundred and one next Saturday.” Jemma beckoned her husband over to her laptop where ‘Granny Gifts’ ranging from bird baths to potted ja

YOU’RE going to Africa?” Kathy stared at her son in dismay. “To volunteer in a wildlife conservation project? “I don’t understand, Jonny. I thought you were going to university in September.” His brow

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

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

I PULLED back the living-room curtains and stopped singing along to the radio, frozen to the spot. How could this be? It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining, the birds had been singing up a s