Elspeth wanted to get back to her old self – but was she brave enough?

The thumping that had been going on overhead all morning suddenly stopped. Clara paused, red pen hovering over one of her pupil’s dogeared exercise books. A strand of brown hair fell across her sea-gr

L AURA phoned her mother, trying to keep her voice light. “Hello, Mum, I’ve got a bit of news,” she said. “Hannah’s moving in with her boyfriend. “I need to either get a new flatmate, or try to find s

Granny,” says Molly when she comes round from school as she always does. “May I tell you something?” “Of course, love.” Molly and I have always been close. I thank my lucky stars that my daughter had

‘A re you sure you want the car?’ Angie ...

HOW are you feeling today, Mum?” Anne asked as she kissed Elaine on the cheek and sat down in the chair opposite her. “I’m slowly getting there. But I’m still so cross with myself for taking that tumb