Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Darkness and Daylight: A Novel
    Darkness and Daylight: A Novel
    Darkness and Daylight: A Novel
    Ebook536 pages7 hours

    Darkness and Daylight: A Novel

    By Mary Jane Holmes

    ()

    Read preview
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateMar 1, 2002
    Darkness and Daylight: A Novel

    Read more from Mary Jane Holmes

    Related to Darkness and Daylight

    Related ebooks

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      THE BATTLE FOR Kurrumbede

      Jul 21, 2019

      Ghosts shift soundlessly across drought-stricken paddocks. In abandoned slab huts, Doris Day smiles from an old magazine cover, and a gate leg table with barley twist legs lies in pieces on a broken floor. Desiccated umbrella grass tangles in stables

      9 min read

    • Article

      The Wisdom Of Voltaire

      Sep 7, 2022

      YEARS ago, in a happy London interlude, we lived in Covent Garden, above Rules. Over the pavement opposite, fixed to the brickwork at the back of the Vaudeville Theatre, a plaque stated that Voltaire had lived in Maiden Lane. It was 1728, and he was

      2 min read

    • Article

      Return Of The Anglo-Irish

      Jul 27, 2022

      Return Of The Anglo-Irish
      3 min read

    • Article

      Magnets: Carried through time, lovers seek their purpose.

      Feb 6, 2014

      Moon Colony B, 2213 Former Ponzi-schemer Mary Pillar digs through a trashcan. It smells like rotten eggs and milk. She is elderly and homeless, living in an alley between two eco-efficient skyscrapers. Dust particles dance around her. She has lost ev

      11 min read

    • Article

      Giving Lincolnshire Its Due

      Jun 29, 2022

      MAY we play a word-association game? I say ‘Lincolnshire’ and you reply... Yes, you might struggle to find anything to say about the ancient shire of that name. Perhaps ‘cathedral’ and ‘cabbages’ will float up through the mist of memory. I doubt many

      5 min read

    • Article

      Commonplace Book

      Jun 4, 2018

      I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. —Fred Allen I have always wondered, in reading travels, at the childish joy travellers felt at meeting people they knew, and their sense of loneliness when they did not, in

      4 min read

    • Article

      City Of A Scandal

      Jan 4, 2023

      City Of A Scandal
      5 min read

    • Article

      Stalking Diary

      Aug 3, 2022

      Stalking Diary
      2 min read

    • Article

      The New Normal

      Jun 3, 2020

      The New Normal
      3 min read

    • Article

      Commonplace Book

      Dec 1, 2022

      Nothing is as important to our ability to survive as our ability to hurt. -Haider Warraich, The Song of Our Scars, 2022 In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead. -William Blake, T

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Old Un's Notes

      Nov 15, 2023

      At the October Oldie Literary Lunch, we were lucky enough to host Sir Don McCullin, the world's greatest war photographer. Don was talking about his new book, Journeys Across Roman Asia Minor, published with a commentary by Barnaby Rogerson. He says

      4 min read

    • Article

      When A Man Is Tired Of Wiltshire…

      Feb 8, 2023

      Wiltshire is a huge county, and the part of it that lies south of the notorious A303, with its famous bottlenecks, resembles Dorset. Suddenly, streetlights and UPVC windows become rarities and noble trees like Atlas cedar, Douglas fir and Wellingtoni

      3 min read

    • Article

      Of Bankruptcy And Birds

      Jul 14, 2021

      T HE family motto of the Marquess of Aberdeen is fortuna sequatur, or ‘let fortune follow’. However, reading Simon Welfare’s tale of the 1st Marquess’s reversal of his heraldic exhortation, it is difficult not to believe a more appropriate motto woul

      4 min read

    • Article

      On Refuge

      Jan 11, 2018

      When I was 18, I left home and moved to the big city. There’s nothing unusual in that. For me, though, there was no going back. That same year my father changed jobs. The whole family moved. It was four decades before I would see my childhood home ag

      6 min read

    • Article

      A Love Letter To Norfolk

      Apr 27, 2022

      A Love Letter To Norfolk
      5 min read

    • Article

      They Were One-offs

      Apr 6, 2022

      HOW I wish I’d written this book! Matthew Kelly celebrates four women whose work created the organisations and attitudes to conservation we take for granted today. Two are well known, two are not; all their stories enrich us. The well-known two are O

      7 min read

    • Article

      At the CENTER of It All

      Aug 11, 2022

      At the CENTER of It All
      9 min read

    • Article

      Commonplace Book

      Sep 1, 2021

      If any question why we died, Tell them, because our fathers lied. —Rudyard Kipling, “Epitaphs of the War,” The Years Between, 1919 She consulted me, a glance, and said: “I think not anything off the wagon. It arrives too quickly. Let’s have somethi

      4 min read

    • Article

      I’m Retired And Moving House? Fake News!

      May 31, 2023

      ‘Gogglebox Duo could be on the Move.’ That was the headline of the story on page 30 of our local newspaper. Chinese whispers were to blame for the erroneous report. Mary, in our new book about life in the country, speculated that non-drivers, like he

      3 min read

    • Article

      Saltram

      Feb 2, 2023

      Saltram
      6 min read

    • Article

      You Can Go Home Again

      Apr 17, 2023

      You Can Go Home Again
      9 min read

    • Article

      Town & Country Notebook

      Oct 7, 2020

      1) Which North Yorkshire coastal town features in an English folk ballad popularised by Simon & Garfunkel? 2) How many hedgehog species do we have in the UK? 3) Which disease is commonly known as ‘lockjaw'? 4) Which two key ingredients do Marie Ro

      3 min read

    • Article

      A Warning To The Fortean

      Jul 14, 2022

      A Warning To The Fortean
      9 min read

    • Article

      1950s Notebook

      Jun 1, 2022

      1950s Notebook
      4 min read

    • Article

      Spot The Real Locals

      Jun 7, 2023

      Spot The Real Locals
      5 min read

    Reviews for Darkness and Daylight

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Darkness and Daylight - Mary Jane Holmes

      1^book_preview_excerpt.html}ےWr䇶'h|3TH$[l4y[?lTm Tb'_rrURv>#6Pڗܙ+3Wf}{i]K̇8f]v=Ŀ Yބ}?NUlsޅ2i:)+])|~ɷxwém*]}hveBUee vUqY?EC+˛l.;y;6)kVb[V҇!fGta<9ƃ ) }VYٯѱX2y 3,~i7Y]۔yv>kᴶw1PW1`ִ|[˲q'iϟeBV-~>s{YB7٧2y}4\foYܬu0c9]9Ⱥeeߗms=F?۱m/c],b6Z62: r}ʚ \?6Xy܇AÉ"b.N6vyXUv>ȺamOަ)VY('~bK3Hs#_>*oa`M>@(' rz~ MYU!dImx2A5l:eDvSu[D;c17Q>`x dG{[1Vr+ﳞ_6?$n ݎWs+91w^EVRST Tm)})B*ٿDww]jO;"6C-sn ??oJ@óDqvZ%4r⟿vQ[QQ5Û0F1*O2'*7QNh I28 JEc_>cMf|e>7>OGע5d5}GV4(u~?ou˽ʾ{ҌMeE\Tro!x2d]']Y?1&Ȩ 9=߽~X.?]?<5.[S(r<}p맧. *c3#J~Cg]}Sov ӂ3C}9ߗV]x凸ɶiP6/|uqaӷKIb̼77m XRg?>3K/zU6S0/؏v "mC $g Є<߰r ?1Y>^視y5}~EmϵM>9:BP?bS m'VnXG;Qh=H9TS5͎UxϹX '9ַ7W~|̮do>ޮ}2{ww/!{}w=qLV\yLn>\>zs!{pͽɧ2.[t)+%}xqmß֏ΧMpWkV>̮n~| ?i}^Y}Y0+{w5Ngw:A?(m[ D+7.k//cJn@ދJ0؉BpN}=6bCE襁;QpA]&1k=|]NAC(ؼڃ!ݷ! 79 ͝8mfcvm>fz1zP›h+e[ Z(29ب;Jx wN!ƲF:;:ab\.ʾc(a,ryKM d株ڔt7l [HwriٸnsG(寽;ckDDz-.o,?k#V#WPߌ`?cWWϕJ+/0FG2{5g| gC}>U|.QrPڱY~4kq镬f lv eevO:3-J{6m\׽yl5@aڄ9 ; V :/W=N4+6(^aQTpVs,ޭ*@,zo~8~6b1&r" B{/Z#RĪYh,rSě XI4reƆZV>Q ]1>i,r qf觀 اh|}xGUz.zލvԛQ̸O2WԓT $`Heό {LDvchMԣh7GJOZPv9(bc62L羅 C):Sm,B[" >{28y}N!̾e^QXLFVQʢ&EA;19v(Lc,=.a+͕,c;_"Ln>Dce2jAmݦ+ay#ZU7weM2H~ljㅨs&* jwgDeW0?Ďb(߫(_d')Jm#V%b#c"%-noKZd{xj[ڛAXQ(u,D"s%ƪZ8D\xѐ!xDVШPb &Gqa3䥳8&.<;P##4G)5;Re,͹! +hǮLv dHZjeNLţ)M)P@b9 lwzAG8rmسs9u9>QA)2Je:bEwVn1Z,/@- P5 i9T)JvLhg|ₙs0X́*;rra]Sg+7Xh/92!]m8 Po*>â=lm 82J Ɣ/rˤ܈@ì0~4t*!htl 5-_([=Afo[z[/. >!%ڹz uë@{BQYVkp}L  8,~&8Lt 2nR-.+I@*Q3O&%R+eںl .V&qb]r RRg;'6? ܠbƔU9H7M}!Vl&QU[t+eB&WqS& Y HH2jY%S7Bp/z/d}fa,c!ܧ>癖XfU)wnIH1@u)P JL#OjLrx s>! YјREL voeY  5sI}yVF\$] @M~<ok:]&d0A@?{u^0KCuڨczGbbp,1ż"!١dBfS&uyejcʨ1"2o.43B۪\r~-p]?$nI': 2z3(Jx2WmPzf$ejMe *HNG31c0QPD##v'Y?mP=jDK].F]يpәm78/4,_枽 v+Ql噡TCFDR6Pщ 몠x` ֮cXJdd4^HVໍ`U4H/&ZVs#EiQCrK4F~Dl)vv8fEo}!F|`BС}Qm}gZ9úJs]t DAd́"dQCҨ5\UP8[Ő?OVp61,mhȣeу@İ xC5*u1 K3Ν΋+\9~+,D$xH:5a":WPGVKЕ&ҚpCRjM FYK%+T $)u_w % ٚ?e'^,!SOe_uˉ5fcM팅E<)n_BZ WP;3d"#Z :qJgvh<.FD^<\N^ځE*s6c:EmB\UwZt[A)S@<!$p ^0>,GlZ-J,K"rB)FNKA>PỲ7OUJxrQBY7&jc`\c\ cUN )1X7Z9Xl&R "]GBќA1,TRb\ )J__&Ou ïx 2Ib@zp3c Y|9HB!/ ;X-%T8g tl㩮[ʞc8WR&݌%*1u,˜5'XK"5ؤR'`ŎNhQ0B )}T\ZqE!2XPz΁TT( ~mGe*eTw=Ϣck֚ɯcFZ1!^~Ԭ͙%/ y]AwWK*UBcS̶X$Qe-P?-J&}휩H? %,k-GC}V R:&XBVS%So6(SnM=Z"rܤ =A\KeV%Vh b W«& r o<*=ta<72g1x; o<0%9)6vJ,? fBCy`cjs~}3$h0b*slm.&zJ%AA_8q<-cT& ؚNwO#Ү<'l`)2O=j=##Ěy"vpѧr旘*4L>ۦ&ff(c\%]C3J{@A1#CS׹@mF8`V\4PYZ3 ܐtyd܃2܈&R¡jP f)IPY]b,i;;cZ'4VKDe[iњ+;58=)/FO5d0kfN*Qq3Q_ "J~skEDH YmO*\+҅#G%V5&[mMLuY ^U鱛e:)`T1\Sw6 b#.zgj. r9Ϩ0)zz'dJjjCab,bD_{`wݒu XZܯaeɏbTQ.j~ ;M[x iza}3̙NQHtd,n~~k|G%2STKG""5-&Wch}P}O"3$Ybh\L)v)Y kb*#d%؂C^&% Ɯs\1,-_Z8ŏ*r^5S]{%V2jL4-yq*d6"|/ᙑb [3:1ϩS[ZVθ(97}8A{1 9Yc |@V1eN̻ J 5$_v)%z|DzT ׃a,,P9cT $G&i (z3fp:]DY5VN>v5GϡMA_THmͬTyȆ:/s;!۴)YI1 `^9IqRd"y(n^>Qn8a>HlVB-WReʍC$z*&zhE?VRMSQZVƈɭR m0,јؔԭ(3cvę@^:Xa`E(kge1ї&2k$IpY VhM439ْz>-UzMT !mtSm 'NfRYѲ)EimCkDo˨7n56GJN-扨;os,Yro(,wiYٌ>`:;a֨3O OvcijСHw0jT3Gz OK,!&#, 衙o\KJOoыqT)>C0ޖ*C:kPGy ;?9\QQ+ %sY9ͯNX)mihO CQϣanp$>dJVxev\j%`3_@zעLoJ+a`l|-P6kNKV.ӍAޓb 9k{ tؒŴ\4-i,Ǣnx]hlbda?ƽ4=FWfhDR{KOz)g)6Yt-Zk* Z$[bG306YUk; {R܋/& & u{5T2P51bS3 k?'}Eo$֊͢?͓܂&X~8Zh;5 t$fϐP)Uh~^L1fYK"% /V:]{!,=XX {bќ}joى Ɓ!-Yh(Ԙ7Nɾy)g2#qvDU}ӅO؀'G9qEvE` c?{iVFYmX:nŃoߺ rA'ʓhY,寭WhV+%ou ^h#hcb_ZK{GbCp?(· ?k7`(@+X܄ҩVo Y(heq@ix of=Ir ʐr`uAkWRy)&#IbF %:+Q0h%_h=t&Zg6Z/ K6u_q) f'k=]b65KT#a^Gu,K}"`KTe(O exJFےdK=?ŋ'Juc'68*9Uݠ҃V{cQWςjj?jyY8 )}ά;3AyVgd(4cLm4RRiEeGֈZbL]j]!O fNCN+):ܓ2څ&Qµ+E0ɕa/S(gjI-OUKV$Lz%[];j_֐p_.]zL+ C5hi+V5 ݵge)gg{-R/O4E;[ RX6]xCo qj72T~I`4 .0!#C6b-B;S,B5)׾Xw B82k% BYԘ )ꋠY>\HZ>! d-_u=@zzqQUS$w3xM,JHPZ*Z1MNKK2BbCb k4T(c<[é# Pej23: o~gfRw$R3/HDUD/왮/\+mH;> ůl=ڈM1RC S[;gڦVAV6SƯWwN(1/@V >"qAmfX %kG~ 9Z|gZ_Uڭ*݉ <.j],Hpӫv"r7ɇn?^ZǂnY6*(K2l ̏{K\.<PAX%WD@!^9gVe9hELY.X7$O~Ů`> !Ԝ!Fjh4RQ1-8:#cIQL{ɚ[-16&uS% Nuf ~r8g䞉~ \nI5'^ߨR*ۤ^!5;kgtwi9lМMF2啻2]ZF.o&}vs셲N"%_Ug&`ЫEd0rk /V l" sQi5+OX{%TYq:k['RdWLb >H6`Uo] *Ho[~8E u䚯;/QsF/'I9rh}>" +:ۛk*M/FF38y5oNI٪鵌V00;5|-En*љ[T JtsuR8Fo-F*%k8(F8wF[.ɟu]8v^m3{ M"Uza5_/9ztM XC+p~F˰YԏZc20} ؉?H h2`ؒY{)5y ᑎhmͨYli FY4c- T5FtRz2xLJCS#+gUM-<{9F QvvEY";ّ`EsOݰ+)h4U[z.UPX!HTcm[M:MxУ~JN$}ҟK5$׍~"UhFZ FNP7ᵕI
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1