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Chapters (56)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Prologue
  4. Chapter One
  5. Chapter Two
  6. Chapter Three
  7. Chapter Four
  8. Chapter Five
  9. Chapter Six
  10. Chapter Seven
  11. Chapter Eight
  12. Chapter Nine
  13. Chapter Ten
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Chapter Fourteen
  18. Chapter Fifteen
  19. Chapter Sixteen
  20. Chapter Seventeen
  21. Chapter Eighteen
  22. Chapter Nineteen
  23. Chapter Twenty
  24. Chapter Twenty-One
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  33. Chapter Thirty
  34. Chapter Thirty-One
  35. Chapter Thirty-Two
  36. Chapter Thirty-Three
  37. Chapter Thirty-Four
  38. Chapter Thirty-Five
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six
  40. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  41. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  42. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  43. Chapter Forty
  44. Chapter Forty-One
  45. Chapter Forty-Two
  46. Epilogue
  47. Acknowledgements
  48. Also by Rosie Goodwin
  49. About the Author
  50. Welcome to the world of Rosie Goodwin!
  51. Letter from Author
  52. Apple Charlotte
  53. The Precious Stones series
  54. The Days of the Week Collection
  55. Victorian Tales from Memory Lane
  56. Memory Lane Club

Miss Wood’s room was just as Miranda had expected it to be: neat and tidy and very cosy. She stood looking around for a few moments then stealthily began to peep in the drawers. She wasn’t even sure what she was looking for but her hatred of Ruby was so strong and her resentment at Miss Wood for standing by the girl so fresh that she was determined to find something that would punish her for causing her to be sent away. Most of the drawers she opened revealed nothing other than neatly folded articles of clothing but then suddenly her heart began to race as she spotted something. It was a diary. Lifting it quickly Miranda opened it and found that it went back many years. There was far too much to read in one afternoon so she began to skim through it and as the minutes ticked away, her heart began to race and she smiled maliciously. It was only when she dared stay no longer for fear of Miss Wood returning that she placed the diary back exactly as she had found it and crept from the room with an exultant smile on her face.

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Three

‘I was thinking I might go and see Aunt Hermione this afternoon,’ Miranda told her father casually the following day at breakfast.

Oscar glanced at her in surprise. Miranda had never been that keen on visiting her great-aunt before, but he supposed she was bored.

‘That’s quite a good idea actually,’ he answered. ‘In fact, I might come with you. I’ve got nothing urgent on today and it would be nice for us to spend some time together before you have to return to school. Oh, and I noticed you had a letter delivered this morning. Was it from your mother? And if it was, is she well?’

‘Yes, it was from her actually,’ Miranda answered cautiously. ‘And yes, she’s having a splendid time by the sound of it.’ She still felt quite resentful that her mother had decided to travel abroad without her but she supposed that was because of her new beau. She knew all about her mother’s new boyfriend but wasn’t sure if her father did. ‘I, er . . . suppose you know that Mother has a new . . . friend?’ she said innocently and was surprised when her father smiled and nodded.

‘Yes, I do know and I wish them both all the best.’

Miranda was shocked, but then wondered why she should be. Both he and her mother seemed so much happier apart.

‘Right, so what time shall we set off for Aunt Hermione’s then?’