Daisy Darker’s nana was the oldest but least wise. The woman’s will made them all feel ill, which was why she had to die. Nana said she loved her family, but it wasn’t always true. The old bat was more bitter and angry with them than any of them knew. She wished her son had been born a girl, or not been born at all, The granddaughters were a blessing at first, but her hopes soon hit a wall. The first was too clever, the second too daft, so the third was her only hope. But the child was born with a broken heart, and Nana knew she’d never cope. Nana led a rather lonely life with a dog for a best
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