Gran was a great reader.  She loved murder mysteries, especially Agatha Christie’s.  I was an only child, and had spent a lot of time with my Grandparents.  Dad was an archaeologist.  His work took him all over the world and mum sometimes accompanied him when I was older.  Being with my Grandparents was home from home. Later I trained as a teacher and worked with inner city kids.  Challenging to say the least, but I loved my job.  After my Grandparents passed away, I inherited their house.  It was a quaint single-storey cottage in a village near the coast.

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