Frances Foggarty's Childhood and Loss

Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, remembers her childhood. When she was nine, her ten-year-old brother, Tom, was hit by a milk-float and killed. He returns after the funeral, and Frances's story is of her new relationship with Tom, the ghost and guardian angel.

Her Life and Challenges

Frances wears a caliper as a result of polio, and she and her young brother live with a rather tyrannical aunt. In this touching tale of loss, hardship, and endurance, Frances comes to terms with Tom's death and moves on in her life.