A dog named Murphy loved his owner, Jenny, very much and grieved when she died. Six months later he came to stay with Kay and was finally able to get over the loss of Jenny.
In one fateful day, Holly Thompson lost her best friend because of an illness and her beloved dog, in a car accident. Holly was heartbroken and she decided never to become close with anyone or anything again.
Ever since Dolly Jarvis’ father went missing after a plane crash, Dolly’s mother had blocked out the event in her mind by reverting to the days when Dad was just on a business trip and Dolly was just 7 years old. Dolly was determined to keep it a secret for fear of ruining her mother’s happiness, but this caused a lot of trouble for her.
Jenny Burton’s sister Sheena, a champion swimmer, had died while competing abroad. As a result Jenny’s mother became a changed person hating swimming and blaming it for Sheena’s death. Jenny resolved to win the Castleworth cup, a local swimming competition in the hopes it would restore the family to normal.
Chris Reid’s little brother, Paul, who’d suffered from a rare disease, had died. The whole family was devastated— especially Mum who wasn’t coping at all.
