Knowing she would narrate it later back in the house, Florence would have to tell the story a different way. That instinct to reshape the unbearable into something legible sits at the core of Nightingale.
At the heart of Richard Flanaganâs memoir is a reflection on the profound connections and choices that intertwine lives across generations, revealing both a legacy of trauma and resilience.
Mr Aguiar tells BBC Breakfast he talks to Alice when he's running alone. "I tell her to keep going with me, that we're going to do this together, you're going to be with me - always."
I was singing while closing up a store I worked at as a young adult. A woman came in and said, 'Sorry to intrude, but is that you singing?' and I, bright red in the face, sheepishly said 'yes' and she just said, 'Don't you ever stop,' and walked away. It made me feel all fuzzy inside.