My sister reads the passage describing the life of my heroine and her sisters when small.
Part of my process in editing a manuscript is to read it out loud. Any slips in word choice for example become apparent to me when I hear them, even when I have read them over several times and seen nothing wrong. So while this is unlikely to be the finished product, enjoy the opening - as it stands - of The Third Daughter.
A recording of my short story: The Coin. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://luciussestius.com/2021/04/19/the-coin/
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://luciussestius.com/2021/03/29/a-day-in-the-life/