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I hated my brother. When he died, all I felt was happiness: It's a rarely admitted truth but some siblings loathe each other. Here one woman, with brutal candour makes a confession
By LIZ HODGKINSON
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Troubled relationship: Liz Hodgkinson, pictured, found most contact with her brother would leave her enraged
The news came as a shock, yes, but it didn’t provoke tears, or even any sense of grief. I’d just heard from my niece that my brother Richard had died of a heart attack, aged 62, following an apparently minor operation. And all I felt was a surge of happiness and relief.
That day, five years ago, a long, dark shadow that had blighted my existence was lifted. You see, I hated my brother and he hated me to the point of pathology. So much so that we hadn’t even seen or spoken to each other for 20 years.
I imagine this sentiment will jar with many because it goes against everything we are supposed to feel for our siblings. After all, it is meant to be the strongest and longest bond we will experience in life.
To admit such animosity is to break one of our strongest social taboos — but the feeling is far from rare, with psychologists estimating that in as many as a third of all families there is bitter hatred and rivalry between siblings.
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Farewell, my four-legged master of the real Downton Abbey: Lady Carnarvon's fond eulogy for Percy the golden labrador who lorded it over location of ITV period drama
By LADY CARNARVON
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Devoted: Lady Carnarvon with her dog Percy at Highclere Castle
Sitting in the garden on a beautiful afternoon, I watched as three figures roared round the lawn in fits of laughter.
My son Eddie, then four, was being pulled along on his toy tractor by our golden labrador, Percy.
At the head of the procession was my husband, Geordie, holding Percy on a lead lest he pick up too much speed. They all found it utterly hilarious. It was one of those golden, sunny moments when all’s right with the world.
This was nearly ten years ago, and it’s now a cherished memory because our beloved Percy died last month. Some people compare the death of a pet to the loss of a close human friend.
Though I wouldn’t say the two things are quite the same, there’s no denying my husband and I went to pieces when Percy’s time came.
A big dog with a lovely broad head that I never tired of hugging, Percy was the grand old man of our home, Highclere Castle, which is also used as the set for the TV programme Downton Abbey.
Percy loved swimming, fetching sticks and, of course, food. He m
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- By: Pedro Urvi
- Narrated by: Todd Menesses
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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