In the letters, Helen makes it clear to Tom that she won’t tolerate drunkenness in her husband. His ship has relocated from Granton to Port Edgar, South Queensferry, though he’s impatient for word of his demob.
Meanwhile, for Lindsay, it’s the day after the meeting with the supervisor. In her weekly session with Ms Christie, she worries about past medical interventions meant to assuage her fears for her health but which she worries may have done more harm than good. She reflects on how she has behaved towards her mother in what should have been happy times.
Her mother’s birth story and early life story suggest a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder may have more complex origins.
What kind of mother does Helen become?
