The Love She Left Behind (2015)
“This had been his first clear thought when Patrick’s neighbour rang to tell him their mother was dead. Seeing Louise step off the train the morning of the funeral, Nigel realised it was also possible for her to call him Nidge, although she didn’t tend to call him anything. The ability to use his childhood name was a small power Louise didn’t know she could exercise, and the fact that she didn’t added to his irritation at the sight of his sister’s pilled coat and misjudged cleavage. Immediately ...worse than any of this, though, was the teenage girl that unexpectedly followed her out of the carriage door, helping to bump a wheeled bag down on to the platform. Swaddled in a puffa coat that enhanced her matronly bulk—a miniature version of her mother’s—she was much changed since Nigel had last seen her, when she must have been around seven.
‘I had to bring her,’ said Louise. ‘She’s been poorly and I couldn’t get anyone to look after her. I can’t rely on our Jamie, can I, Hol?’ Nigel allowed the cough he’d been suppressing in his throat all morning full rein; the pollen count must be off the scale.MoreLess
‘I had to bring her,’ said Louise. ‘She’s been poorly and I couldn’t get anyone to look after her. I can’t rely on our Jamie, can I, Hol?’ Nigel allowed the cough he’d been suppressing in his throat all morning full rein; the pollen count must be off the scale.MoreLess
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