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• Maggie has to do all housework alone with no help
• Maggie pities Lily as she has no husk and or family
• The neighbour is beaten by her husband
• Lily talks down about men
• Iso who appears independent is reliant on Alec (men)
• Maggie's love for her children


  Lily's sisterly love for Maggie
• Alec's abusive love for Isa


  Neighbours' love for Maggie when they stop Lizzie from stealing
• Neighbours stop Lizzie from stealing
• Lily brings food and medicine for family
• Neighbours tell Maggie about Isa and Alec's fight collapsing
• Maggie and John take in Alec and Isa
• Neighbours take in Granny whilst Maggie is at hospital
• Neighbours visit even after the family move
• Lily brings food and medicine for the family
• "roles up her sleeves and wonders where to start"
• Lily criticises Jenny for Maggie
• Lily tells Jenny about Maggie honestly
• Lily pities Maggie's life
• Maggie relies on Jenny bringing home food from work
• Maggie is embarrassed by the state of her family
• Alec threatens Isa with a knife
• John slaps Jenny
• Lily calls out Maggie for her poor state of life
• Alec is obsessed with Isa
• Alec has great issues with his masculinity
• Alec is very selfish
• Alec follows Isa round like a puppy
• Alec has extreme anger issues
• Lily brings food and medicine
• Jenny brings home fruit and veg from work
• Jenny gives Maggie money from a house
• The neighbours look after Maggie
• John feels like he has to provide for his family
• Maggie and Lizzie look after Granny
• Bertie is kept in the hospital and John refuses to go with Maggie
• When John sees Jenny has dyed her hair, he demands that she dyes it back