Love, Rosie (132 page)

will
be.
One
of
these
days
I’ll
just
say
“I’m
a
tramp”
as
my
last
words
and

she’ll
have
to
say
that.
Henry
wears
white
socks
and
black
shoes,
Grace

hums
the
same
Spice
Girls
song
every
single
day
which
drives
me
demented

but
I
always
end
up
singing
it
to
myself
when
I
get
home
which
causes
Katie

to
despise
her
old-fashioned
“way-behind”
mother
who
has
no
idea
of
the

chart
positions
of
this
decade.

They
all
drive
me
bloody
mad.
In
fact
maybe
this
canoeing
thing
is
a

good
idea
after
all;
I
can
just
drown
the
lot
of
them.
Alex,
write
back
and
let

me
know
what’s
going
on
in
your
life.

Love,

Rosie

from
:

to
:

Alex

Rosie

New
job

subject
:

Sorry
I’ve
been
so
distant
recently,
but
I’ve
been
so
busy.
Still,
it’s
no

excuse
for
not
being
in
touch.
You
pretty
much
no
all
my
work
news
I
sup-

pose
so
there’s
no
need
to
go
into
that.
Mum
and
Dad
are
both
well,
they’re

still
framing
every
single
photo
you
send
them
of
you
and
Katie.
The
place
is

beginning
to
look
like
some
kind
of
shrine
to
you
two
Dunne
girls.

I
have
good
news!
I’ll
be
coming
back
to
Ireland
to
visit
next
month,

Mum
and
Dad
are
coming
back
too,
and
Sally
has
agreed
to
let
me
take
Josh

for
the
fortnight
seeing
as
she
had
him
last
Christmas.
It’s
been
a
long
time

since
the
entire
family
has
been
back
together
and
Mum
decided
she
wanted

to
be
with
Phil,
his
forty
kids
and
the
rest
of
the
family
and
all
her
friends,

for
their
fortieth
wedding
anniversary.

Forty
years,
imagine.
I
barely
made
it
to
five;
I
don’t
no
how
they
did
it.

You’re
doing
well
though,
how
long
have
you
and
what’s-his-name
been

together?
Long
enough
I
would
imagine.

202

Cecelia
Ahern

I
can’t
remember
how
long
it’s
been
since
I
spent
Christmas
in
Dublin.

Long
enough,
once
again.
But
soon
enough
Prince
Moonbeam
and
Princess

Buttercup
shall
be
reunited.

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to
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Rosie

Alex

Your
visit

subject
:

That’s
great
news!
I’m
delighted
you’re
coming
home.
Would
you
like
to

stay
over
at
my
house
or
have
you
and
your
parents
made
other
plans?

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to
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Alex

Rosie

My
visit

subject
:

No,
no,
I
don’t
want
to
put
what’s-his-name
out.
Actually,
there’s
no

need
for
me
to
be
so
polite;
I
hate
your
husband.
So
Josh
and
I
are
staying