By Barbara Taylor Bradford
Mallory Keswick cannot think how her existence may very well be larger. She has a superb, pleasant marriage to a guy who loves, helps, and nurtures her. She has a beautiful domestic and gorgeous twins who carry pleasure to her days, to all of which she devotes herself wholeheartedly. Mallory feels she has ultimately stumbled on the elusive feel of kin that by no means rather rang real in her personal childhood—until an extremely merciless act of violence tears aside the cloth of her happiness. Devastated, distraught, and pondering how she's going to ever cross on, without notice Mallory's spirit is being verified as by no means prior to, forcing her to find new reserves of braveness and power to confront the darkness that has left her with not anything extra to lose and . . .
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I love this time of day, just before the world awakens, when everything is so quiet, so still I might be the only person alive on this planet. I closed my eyes momentarily, listening. There was no sound of any kind; nothing stirred, not a leaf nor a blade of grass moved. The birds were silent, sleeping soundly in the trees, and the stillness around me was like a balm. As I sat there, drifting, thinking of nothing in particular, my anxiety about Andrew began slowly to slip away. I knew with absolute certainty that everything would be all right once he arrived and we made up; it always was whenever there had been a bit of friction between us.
The silvery-colored eyes had twinkled. " As far as I'm concerned, Nora Matthews can call herself anything she wants. She is invaluable to me; I couldn't manage without her. Pouring two glasses of iced tea, Nora remarked in her clipped way, "Fourth's going to be a lot hotter than today. Weather forecast says we're in for it. Better think about dressing cool on Monday. " She eyed my T-shirt and shorts. "You've got the right idea. " I exclaimed, arranging a suitably disappointed expression on my face.
In many ways, the man I married greatly resembles my father in character. Like Daddy, Andrew cares, and he is honorable, strong, straightforward, and dependable. True-blue is the way I categorize them both. Andrew is my first love, my only love. There will never be anyone else for me. We will be with each other for the rest of our lives, he and I. This is the one great constant in my life, one which sustains me. Our children will grow up, leave us to strike out on their own as adults, have families of their own one day.