The Unconsoled

The Support Group is made up of ordinary people from every walk of life brought together by their sense of having su ered from the present In the early weeks, she had taken her leave of them cheerfully, hurrying away to the city centre to shop or to meet a friend. If this had all happened even just seven or eight years ago ... ’ She gave a sigh and for a eeting moment a profound sadness crossed her face. She would then have been able to watch the local life going by in the distance.