Julia Williams
The Summer Season
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To the memory of
Alfred Thomas Clark 1890–1918
Ernest Ophir Clark 1896–1916
And Jemima Clark 1863–1944 who must have been so brave
Contents
Copyright
Edward
Edward dreams of Lily. She comes to him in the…
Edward and Lily
‘Edward, you never said you were coming!’ His mother rose…
Part One
Summer’s Lease
Chapter One
‘Come on, girls, time to get up! Important day today.’…
Chapter Two
Different sounds. That was the most unusual thing about living…
Chapter Three
It was dark, just the way she liked it. Kezzie…
Chapter Four
Kezzie poked her head out of her bedroom window. The…
Edward and Lily
Chapter Five
Late. Late again. Joel hated clockwatching, particularly when he had…
Chapter Six
Lauren pushed Sam up the road on her way back…
Chapter Seven
It was Kezzie’s first morning working at Joel’s. She’d set…
Chapter Eight
Lauren was feeling frustrated with Joel. While she was sympathetic…
Edward and Lily
Chapter Nine
After Lauren left, Joel and Kezzie dragged the trunk, paperwork…
Chapter Ten
Lauren was still smiling when she let herself in. As…
Chapter Eleven
‘So?’ said Troy, as Lauren came downstairs after she’d got…
Chapter Twelve
‘Girls, do you remember who I said was visiting today?’…
Edward and Lily
Part Two
Spring Fever
Chapter Thirteen
‘The girls go to bed at 7 p.m. sharp,’ said…
Chapter Fourteen
‘So, you’re going to trust me with the girls again?’…
Chapter Fifteen
‘So you think you’ve got New Horizons?’ said Eileen, at…
Chapter Sixteen
Kezzie timed her arrival at work the next day for…
Edward and Lily
Chapter Seventeen
Kezzie spent several days mulling over what Joel had said.
Chapter Eighteen
Lauren couldn’t stop thinking about Troy, as she pushed Sam…
Chapter Nineteen
‘Right, buckets and mops at the ready,’ said Lauren to…
Chapter Twenty
‘OK you guys, let’s get cracking.’
Edward and Lily
Chapter Twenty-One
The party was in full swing by the time Lauren…
Chapter Twenty-Two
‘Ouch, my head hurts.’ Kezzie woke to find sun pouring…
Chapter Twenty-Three
‘Come
