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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

Charlie divided his attention between the two children, trying hard to swallow the knot of fear in his throat. What would he do if anything should happen to Opal? How would he cope? She had kept the family together ever since his father had died and somehow they had all come to rely on her. But he tried not to look too far ahead – the future looked bleak at present and it was just too frightening. He knew that he should be out looking for work, any work that would bring a little money in, but how could he leave his family when they were all so ill?

Eventually, as Opal tossed and turned restlessly, he lit the candles and tried to tempt the children with some of the fresh bread Opal had baked – but they both turned their heads away and now he was so worried that even he had no appetite anymore. The snow continued to fall and all he could hear was the spitting of the wood on the fire and the whimpers of the children. He had no way of knowing what time it was, but after what seemed like a lifetime Opal stirred and painfully dragged herself up onto one elbow.

‘How are you feeling now?’ Even as the words left his lips, he realised how inadequate they were. Any fool could see that his sister was very poorly indeed. Beads of sweat were dripping into her eyes and she was shivering uncontrollably.

Rising hastily, he fetched her a cup of water, but after gulping at it greedily, she leaned over and vomited it back onto the floor.

‘I … I’m sorry,’ she croaked. ‘But I … I’m not feeling so good. Can you manage if I go back to sleep?’

‘Of course I can,’ he assured her, but inside he was quaking. Suddenly he had to accept that he could well be about to lose the rest of his family, and it was a terrifying thought.

The night that followed was one of the longest Charlie had ever known, as he ran amongst the invalids, offering cool drinks and whatever comfort he could.

Yet another eerie grey morning finally dawned, and by then Charlie knew what he had to do. It was not going to be easy, and he doubted that Opal would ever forgive him.

If she recovered, that was.

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