In Green Twining the sea is a presence always just a short distance away across the town centre of Scawthorpe or across the fields from Green Twining Farm. Whenever one or other of the Coffin family feels upset or out of sorts, the waves of the North Sea are just the thing to soften things a little and absorb a little of their roused emotions.
And in particularly difficult times, you might find yourself throwing hard little rocks into the water. But at more contemplative times it might be rose petals.
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