Woman & Home

Rediscover THIS DAY

Nikki propped her pillow against the headboard and sat up in the warmth of the duvet, scrolling through notifications on her phone. Saturday morning lie-ins were a rare luxury – without six-year-old Ollie launching himself onto the bed demanding stories and toast and CBeebies – and she knew she should make the most of this one by reading a few chapters of the latest Book Club selection or opening the magazine that lay untouched on her bedside table. Perhaps even grabbing an extra hour of sleep like her husband, Matt, slumbering on soundly beside her, his breathing deep and steady.

She would read the book, she decided. But she’d just have a quick look at her

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