A beloved child is lost: taken too soon or never born.
The stories of Deirdre Shanahan leave splinters in the conscienc.
Lives dissolve, identities wither, and yet, amidst it all, there are glimmers of grace: compassion, renewal, second chances, serenity.
A heartfelt bond is broken: a romance collapses under conflicting desires, a marriage cannot bear the burden of the unsaid.
A woman bereaved and a man distraught are pulled apart, isolated, abandoned to search for intimacy elsewhere.
A beloved child is lost: taken too soon or never born