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Could some miracle reunite Julie with her lost ring? This short story is taken from our Feel-good Fiction Special 2025.
Illustrations Editor, Manon selects just some of the most memorable artwork commissioned for the 'Friend' in 2024.
To honour Remembrance Day, we're sharing Alison Carter's story, For Idle Hands. First published in The People's Friend November 10, 2021.
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Katie Ashmore
Paula Williams
Deborah Siepmann
Alison Carter
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Beth Watson
Val Bonsall
Becca Robin
Stefania Hartley
Alison Carter
Joan Cameron
Beth Watson
H. Johnson-Mack
Alison Carter
Julia Douglas
Gabrielle Mullarkey
Katie Ashmore
Christine Sutton
Liz Filleul
Alyson Hilbourne
Alyson Hilbourne
Charmaine Fletcher
Alison Carter
Charmaine Fletcher
Teresa Ashby
Alison Wassell
Eirin Thompson
Teresa Ashby
Deborah Siepmann
Suzan Lindsay Randle
Eirin Thompson
Hilary Spiers
Beth Watson
Alison Wassell
Alison Carter
Kate Hogan
Kate Finnemore
Sharon Haston
Alyson Hilbourne
Beth Watson
Kate Finnemore
Katie Ashmore
Kate Hogan
Francesca Capaldi
Sharon Haston
Alison Carter
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