Six Sentence Sunday - 4

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This snippet from SAINT SANGUINUS takes place when 6th century Welsh warrior Peredur was a boy of thirteen.

Already the 'man' of the family for eight years after his father fell in battle, Peredur finds himself at odds one day with his mother when his plans clash with hers.

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I took her blows as bravely as I could, but I was...