The Rememberings
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The Headteacher’s Reference
What we never said · The courage of truth · It is not too late. Part…
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The Shelf of Unsaid Things
The truths we store · The courage of honesty · Gathering what is ours Part One:…
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The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter
Petra had grown up knowing that fog was not an absence. Her father had taught her…
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The Girl Who Kept the Weather in Her Bag
Part One: The Finding The bag was small and brown and had a brass clasp that…
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The Garden of Unfinished Things
Part One: The Gate She Almost Walked Past The gate was the colour of something that…
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The House That Listened
Part One: Arriving The removal van had gone by the time Helen pulled up to the…
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The Woman Who Could Hear the Sea Indoors
The cottage smelled of someone else’s life. This was not unusual, for holiday lets always did,…
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The Boy Who Walked by Feel
The mist came in fast — the way it always did on the high moor, but…
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The Man Who Stopped Saying Fine
Marcus had been saying fine for as long as he could remember. Not only to other…
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The Woman Who Started One Minute Earlier
The alarm was set for six forty-five. It had been set for six forty-five for as…