Old Money, New Money

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Peter Sheridan. Old Money, New Money

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

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PETER SHERIDAN

OLD MONEY, NEW MONEY

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Catherine and her younger brother, Tommy Junior, sat in silence. They were afraid to move. Anything they did could provoke him to lash out. Above all else, they didn’t want him lashing out at their mother.

Redser was struck by how bare it all was. The walls were bare and the table was bare. The presses were closed but Redser knew they were empty. There was no food in the house. It had a hungry look, a defeated look. Redser was helpless to do anything. He’d never gone a day hungry in his life. At worst, there was always bread and tea in his house. Or Marietta biscuits and jam. He hated Tommy Nolan for doing this to his family. Why couldn’t he see that food was more important than drink? Why did he blame others when he was at fault?

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