A woman recalls childhood after her brother's death, comforted by his gentle ghost amid family hardship.
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A woman recalls childhood after her brother's death, comforted by his gentle ghost amid family hardship.
Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, remembers her childhood.. When she was nine her ten-year-old brother, Tom, was hit by a milk-float and killed. He returns after the funeral and Frances's story is of her new relationship with Tom, the ghost and 'guardian angel'. Frances wears a caliper as a result of polio and she and her young brother live with a rather tyrannical aunt. In this touching tale of loss, hardship and endurance Frances comes to terms with Tom's death and moves on in her life.
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content present
Brother killed by a milk float; parents' deaths referenced without graphic detail
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Ghost framed as a guardian angel; funeral referenced
No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Deceased brother returns as a gentle, protective ghost
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Orphaned siblings endure a tyrannical aunt and difficult home life
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