Ffion: Hi sis, you alright?
Beth: Hi lovely, yes, just chilling out for a bit, reading.
Ffion: Anything good?
Beth: Well, yeah, otherwise I wouldn't read it! It's a novel by Ellen Dunne.
Ffion: Oh yes, read a few of hers, she died recently, didn't she?
Beth: Yes, that was very sad, she has an excellent way with words.
Ffion: I seem to remember Finland features heavily in her books.
Beth: Yes, I think she taught English there when she was young. I love her descriptions of Finland and its inhabitants.
Ffion: One bit that always stuck in my mind was of a girl swimming in a very deep lake in summer and feeling no difference between her body and the lake. I can't remember the exact way it was phrased but it was beautifully written.
Beth: I think I know that book, I'll have to dig it out and reread it when I can.
Ffion: How's Sonia, by the way? 
Beth: She's awaý on a school trip, I miss her loads! She's FaceTimed me a couple of times, though.
Ffion: Oh, right, where's she gone?
Beth: To New York, lucky girl! Back home tomorrow evening, I'm picking her up at 10ish.
Ffion: Give her my love when you can, love you!
Beth: Love you too! Love to Neil xx
Beth is reading a novel by Ellen Dunne. Beth loves her descriptions of Finland. Sonia is on a school trip to New York, Ffion misses her. Beth will pick Sonia up tomorrow about 10.