I have just finished a wonderful book by Deborah Bedford called 'A morning like this'. She describes some of her heartaches in relationships and really captured my attention, here is a snippet to whet your appetite!!!

" She made careful circles over the table with the cloth, smelling the sharp incense of the oil, watching the deepening richness as it soaked into the pine, and thought of how dead wood could be polished and refurbished with a loving hand but hearts sometimes got weather-beaten beyond repair."