“The radio programme they had been listening avidly to had just finished. ‘Are you all right?’ Fintan was outside with Pat and Michael in the surprisingly mild night air, tinkering with the car engine by the light of several torches. Sophie thought they were stone mad, and had wondered why they couldn’t wait until the morning to do whatever tinkering had to be done. But, she concluded, that was men for you. Heather gave a little sigh, and then put the back of the new red jumper she had just star...ted knitting down on her lap. ‘Och, I’m fine, Mammy,’ she said, giving a tight little smile. ‘I’m just a wee bit fed up . . .’ ‘Is it about Liz?’ Sophie asked, her voice gentle and low. ‘It’s bound to be a bit of a shock to you.’ The small effort of a smile drained from Heather’s face now, and she wondered if her mother had heard something. ‘D’you mean about her getting engaged?’ she said lightly. ‘I mean about her having to get married,’ Sophie said firmly.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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