Forty-seven roses - Peter Sheridan

When Peter Sheridan's father died unexpectedly, the loss devastated his close-knit family but, in the midst of their grief, it soon became apparent that an awkward situation would have to be resolved. For more than forty-seven years, Peter's father had maintained a relationship - mainly on paper - with another woman, Doris. She had first met him in the 1940s and determinedly kept up a correspondence that would span five decades, secretly hoping that eventually Peter's father would be hers. Doris would need to be told about the death of her old friend. Peter Sheridan has written a moving account of his parents' relationship and tackles the tricky subject of Doris, a shadowy partner in the marriage and the thorn in his mother's side.