When my mum did pass away I fell out with God because I couldn't get my head around why he'd taken away the one person that we needed in our lives, because dad was no good to us.

A long time ago my grandmother and I used to boil maple sap. When she sugared off, I stood there.

He was a decorated soldier who served in three wars.

This state of affairs enhanced the empire's security and created a certain wriggle room for the policy-makers in Berlin.