His Hidden Wife Quotes

“The past is the past and the present is where she needs to be”
― Wendy Clarke, His Hidden Wife

“Maya’s face as though wondering what to tell her. ‘It’s just I know they weren’t always happy, and I did once wonder if they’d have stayed together… There was something my husband, George, said when you were first in my maths class. As you know, he taught the other year one class at your primary school and mentioned how once he’d had to break up an argument between your parents when they were waiting to pick you up from school. It must have been pretty heated for him to remember it after all that time – he wasn’t one to gossip. Apparently, Mrs Lyons wouldn’t let you out of your classroom until George had managed to calm them down.’ Maya feels her stomach clench. ‘All couples argue.’ ‘I know.’ Mrs Ellis pats her hand. ‘And that’s why you mustn’t worry about it. It was a long time ago, anyway.’ The bus is stopping. Bending to her bag, Mrs Ellis moves it so that it’s not in the way of the people getting on. ‘But if you ever feel you want to spread your wings, you mustn’t feel your dad would be on his own. He’s a grown man, and you can’t make him your responsibility. I’m sure he has friends, neighbours, even work colleagues who would keep an eye on him. Doesn’t he have his own private practice in Lyme Regis?’ ‘Yes, but it’s not the same. He needs me.’ Maya’s voice slips away, so it’s barely a whisper. ‘Yes, he needs me. It’s why I couldn’t go to university.’ She doesn’t want to talk about that time for, although her dad had been encouraging when she’d first told him she was applying, a week after the forms were filled in, a cloud had settled over him. One that was darker than previous ones. Maya had tempted him with his favourite food, enticed him out for healing walks along the clifftop, but nothing she’d done could lift it. Eventually, telling herself it was because of what she’d done, she’d deleted her application from the computer. When her dad had found out and asked why she’d done it, she’d told him it was because she couldn’t face more studying. Would rather earn a living. Whether he’d believed her or not, she couldn’t say. What she did know was that he’d never tried to change her mind. ‘Do you like your job, Maya?’ Maya lowers her eyes and studies her hands. It’s something she hasn’t given much thought to. Her job is just something she does to get through”
― Wendy Clarke, His Hidden Wife

“Anger's not always a bad thing, you know. It's a tool that helps us to read and respond to upsetting situations. The trick is to express it properly. That's much healthier than bottling it up”
― Wendy Clarke, His Hidden Wife

“The past is sometimes hidden just under the surface of the present. With help, if you peel that layer away, it can come back to life”
― Wendy Clarke, His Hidden Wife

“You're only one decision away from a totally different life”
― Wendy Clarke, His Hidden Wife

“She doesn't want the dark mist to descend on him as it does sometimes when he's under pressure. Causing him to close the curtains and take to his bed, all offers of food or conversation refused. She doesn't want to upset him, to force him to relive memories he would rather forget”
― Wendy Clarke, His Hidden Wife