The Art of Losing

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Rebecca Connell. The Art of Losing

The Art of Losing

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Louise 2007

Nicholas 1983

Louise 2007

Nicholas 1989

Louise 2007

Nicholas 1989

Louise 2007

Nicholas 1989

Louise 2007

Nicholas 2007

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REBECCA CONNELL

I thought for many years that the stories were my father’s way of keeping her alive for me; that he was anxious not only that I should not forget her, but that I should learn even more about her than I would have done if she had lived. Now I don’t believe those were his motives at all. It was simply that there were no other stories he could tell. When she died, it closed off all other avenues, and for many years circling around these old memories was a compulsion and not a choice.

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‘Nineteen,’ she says. Again, it’s the truth, but she feels uncertain about divulging it. Adam merely nods, draining his drink.

‘How are you getting back?’ he asks casually.

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