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Chapters (76)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter Three
  8. Chapter Four
  9. Chapter Five
  10. Chapter Six
  11. Chapter Seven
  12. Chapter Eight
  13. Chapter Nine
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter Twelve
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter Fifteen
  20. Chapter Sixteen
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. Chapter Nineteen
  24. Chapter Twenty
  25. Chapter Twenty-One
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  34. Chapter Thirty
  35. Chapter Thirty-One
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three
  38. Chapter Thirty-Four
  39. Chapter Thirty-Five
  40. Chapter Thirty-Six
  41. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  42. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  43. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  44. Chapter Forty
  45. Chapter Forty-One
  46. Chapter Forty-Two
  47. Chapter Forty-Three
  48. Chapter Forty-Four
  49. Chapter Forty-Five
  50. Chapter Forty-Six
  51. Chapter Forty-Seven
  52. Chapter Forty-Eight
  53. Chapter Forty-Nine
  54. Chapter Fifty
  55. Chapter Fifty-One
  56. Chapter Fifty-Two
  57. Chapter Fifty-Three
  58. Chapter Fifty-Four
  59. Chapter Fifty-Five
  60. Chapter Fifty-Six
  61. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  62. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  63. Acknowledgements
  64. Also by Rosie Goodwin
  65. About Rosie Goodwin
  66. Welcome to the world of Rosie Goodwin!
  67. A Letter from Rosie Goodwin
  68. Cissie’s Roast Chicken
  69. An extract from Rosie Goodwin’s next novel
  70. Prologue
  71. Chapter One
  72. Love Rosie Goodwin?
  73. The Days of the Week collection
  74. Mothering Sunday
  75. Tales from Memory Lane
  76. Memory Lane Advert

‘Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.’ The vicar’s voice droned on as he performed the last part of the service and when it was finally over Sunday’s eyes travelled to Tom’s grave, so very close to his son’s. She just hoped that wherever they were they were together again. She turned away and leaning heavily on George’s arm they picked their way amongst the headstones to the lychgate and the waiting car. Just once she turned to see the grave diggers begin the task of throwing the frozen earth into the grave but then she looked ahead again. It was done and hopefully Ben would be at peace now.

Chapter Fifty-One

‘So, you’re a very wealthy woman again,’ John teased a couple of days later when Ben’s solicitor rang from London to tell her that her money was now safely back in her account. The family were trying to get back to some sort of normality and were now looking forward to Christmas.

‘I suppose I am,’ Sunday agreed as she busily unpicked one of Peggy’s old cardigans, which she would then remake into woollen socks for the troops. She paused for a moment and looked out onto the lawn where the children were making a snowman. ‘Not that I need it at my age. Still, it will be nice to think that I can leave Kathy and Livvy an inheritance. When this war is over, they might decide to use some of it to buy themselves a house each.’

John scowled at her. ‘When this war is over, you’ll still be here so they’ll have to wait a while,’ he told her

She grinned. ‘None of us can go on forever,’ she pointed out. ‘And I am getting on, you know.’

They were sitting in the drawing room where Kathy and the children had adorned a Christmas tree with pretty glass baubles and tinsel, and with the fire glowing in the hearth it was warm and cosy.

The phone ringing in the hall interrupted their conversation and as Sunday rose to answer it, John said, ‘Stay where you are, Edith will answer it.’

He was right for at that moment they heard the sound of footsteps and someone lifting the receiver, so Sunday sank back into her seat. However, she had barely had time to lift the cardigan again when the door burst open and Edith erupted into the room in a most unladylike manner, her cheeks glowing and her eyes shining like stars.