Because of Rose

At first it seemed as if Caroline coped well with the loss of the baby. Perhaps she was a little quieter. But she had always been given to long periods of introspection. That was one of the reasons Harry loved her - the way she had somehow retained the innocence, the sense of wonder of a child. In the weeks following her miscarriage, Harry saw with relief the sweet dreaminess return to her face. She went about her household chores humming softly. H e heard her laughter in the mornings as she dressed the little girls. Now that spring had come, they spent most of the day in the garden and there was a great bustle of organising rubber boots and trowels and whose turn it was to ride in the wheelbarrow. When he came home from work, he was greeted with great excitement...