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‘They’re a bit run-down, but that’s why they were cheap, so I’m not complaining,’ Rory had told her. ‘I’ll soon fix them up. It’ll be great, Milly-Mouse! Fresh air, the beach on our doorstep, a good little school in Wide Beach for you when you start … There’s even a ratty old studio behind the house where I can paint!’ At the time, Milly hadn’t taken in much except that they were going to live at a beach and her father was very happy about it. That was all she needed to know. Wherever Rory was would be home to her. In those days, of course, there had just been the two of them. Julie hadn’t come into their lives till later. But Milly had loved Tidgy Bay from the very first day, and now, six years later, she barely remembered a time when the sound of the waves hadn’t soothed her to sleep at night. Rory’s plan had been that they’d live on the rents the cabins brought in, so he could paint full-time and be around more for Milly as well. The plan had worked perfectly— in summer. In winter,

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