Contents

1 Elsie’s house

2 The clock

3 The pendulum

4 The wedding

5 The call

6 The sitting

7 The family

8 The photographs

9 The crow

10 The river

11 The intruder

12 The astronaut

13 The portrait

14 The flood

15 The doilies

16 The kiss

17 The little blue bird

18 The photograph

19 The flowers

20 The function

21 The visit

22 The princess

23 The curlews

24 The candle

25 The planetarium

26 The time lapse

27 Lucy’s house

Acknowledgements