A Pinch of Magic

by Michelle Harrison

There’s no room for honour in this world, not when it comes to looking after yourself.’

Too late, she realised she had spent her life wishing for bigger things, for what could be bigger than family? Than love, and being loved? What use was adventure with no one to share in it?

‘But jealous, bitter people don’t suddenly find that those feelings go away when what they envy becomes theirs. They simply find something else to be jealous and bitter about, because it was never about what the other person had. It’s about what they themselves lack.’