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News imageInside Lives: everyone has a story inside them
The kitchen was always the heart of Charly's houseRay

Author: Charly Hollingsworth

When Charly's father died her family moved into an old, run down farmhouse where life revolved around the Rayburn oven...
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"The house was a crumbling borderline ruin with vast rooms we couldn't afford to heat..."

I am 24 years old and live in Norton Green with my partner and 3 dogs.

My story grew from a completely different idea and is about a character I knew some years back. He came back to the forefront of my mind because of a recent chain of events.The story is about a temperamental, much loved, and much missed, solid fuel heating and cooking appliance named Rayburn.

Writing the story has been an enjoyable way of reminiscing about an old friend and coming to terms with his demise. In the story I have tried to keep the listener guessing and think I have managed to achieve this. I have found the whole experience most enjoyable, if tiring!
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