Passage 8 p94 “And where was Ben?” to p96 “The pressure of those inhuman eyes of his had entered her sleep and woken her.”   In this passage, Harriet sees Ben outside his home for the first time after taking him home from the institution and it changes her point of view on her son.  ...

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Passage 11 p81 “She was at the end of a long ward...” to p83 “ 'None of us have seen anything like it,' said the young man.”   This passage takes place several  weeks after Ben has been taken to an institution in the north of England. The whole family have enjoyed the relief of not having...

Passage 9 I know, this little terrier is really cute and it's difficult to imagine strangling it... but not for Ben ! pages 62, 63 and 64 "Towards the end of the holidays..." to " 'Everything has gone a long way beyond. Period.' Said Dorothy." Facts : This passage begins at the end of...

  passage 3 : A Happy Family ! Page 20 "People came and went, said they were coming for a couple of days and stayed a week"... to page 22 "many people came to immerse themselves in safety, comfort, kindness." Introduction : This passage covers quite a long period which goes from the...

Passage 2 :   Harriet and David have just acquired the Victorian house they had been dreaming of. The passage describes how they take possession of their new home. Facts :   H&D use their own key to enter the house and go from room to room imagining their future life in this house....