A sequence of seven images showing a dinner party, joined hands, a person in a hat, a picture frame, lemon juice, a bun.

The sea took my husband

Katrina Robinson • 13 August 2018
A stone building with a clock tower stands on a coastline as a massive ocean wave crashes against the shore nearby.

'The sea took my husband,' I said, staring moodily out across the stormy ocean from the relative safety of the cliff edge.

My companion gaped. 'What, you mean he drowned?'

'No, he ran off with an air hostess he met at the British Airways Sailing Club.'

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