In Highgate, north London, Vanessa Fitzgerald, accounts manager at Gibson,…
Jo Green’s eyes glazed over as she stared at the…
There was so much to take in, Jo didn’t know…
“Leaving?” repeated Hilda. “What do you mean? Leaving?”
When Jo’s train pulled out of Stratford-upon-Avon station she was…
Jo could probably have coped with the wake-up call of…
A fortnight later, back in Niblet, Shaun reached the pub…
On Sunday morning Jo discovered that all advice from her…
When Jo’s head hit the pillow, she was out for…
Jo’s head hurt so much the next morning that her…
Over the next week, Jo discovered that the average accountant…
Vanessa sat in the Monday morning status meeting hunched over…
It was teatime and Jo had invited Pippa and Georgiana…
Shaun was visiting that weekend, so Jo would be unable…
Saturday morning, Jo woke early. She listened intently for any…
Jo woke early on Monday morning, aware that Josh would…
By the time Jo was rounding up the children for…
Saturday morning, Vanessa woke to feel someone gently stroking her…
Jo was awake before six. She stared at Mickey and…
Jo was so busy in her first week at home…
Monday morning came bright and breezy. Hilda had come downstairs…
It was another few days before Sheila finally returned her…
Stupidly early on the Monday morning of her fifth week…
Josh woke early the next morning and found the kids…
Josh was so livid he could barely drive out of…
The next morning, Jo stood in her bedroom, checking her…
Things at the Fitzgeralds’ abode were changing fast. Josh and…
Lunchtime a week later, Sebastian James sat bulkily on top…
On Friday afternoon, Cassie made a moving-out card with Zak…
Next morning, Jo’s brain was Pot Noodle. The first thing…
Toby carried four choc-ices upstairs and waited outside Tallulah’s bedroom…