The death of Sybil is still one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series. not even Matthew can compare to it. I was so upset. that scene where Cora talks to her and calling her baby, I just cried and cried and cried. I was furious with Robert too. I couldn't stop frowning. I didn't want to breathe his face. As underhanded Violet managed to make them reconcile, it was clearly done out of love. I'm glad that you wrote this and it reminded me again of that love.

this is my heart ::doing it's thing:: . . . this is my heart after reading your story ::ripped out on floor:: . . . any questions? seriously, AMAZING story! i love the emotion behind it, because i can see her freezing out robert as a way to punish herself as much as him, and i really do see WW3 brewing with cora, tom/baby sybil, matthew, and edith on one side and robert, mary, and granny on the other . . . but it will likely be tom who convinces her not to wallow in her own guilt, while violet will convince her to turn to robert . . . speaking of violet, the observation robert made of their interaction was SPOT ON! loved it! as always, your work is exceptional!

So happy you're back! Hope to see how your previous one's end!

Powerful!

SO good! Very well written and realistic. Thanks for sharing!

This is so lovely and it really gets to the depths of the emotional turmoil that is so realistic, fighting to place or not place the blame.

This is wonderful, so well written and so terribly sad.

Heart-rending. A very good look at Cora's grief and its roots.

The end is what makes this story so good. You managed to sum up so well this matter of blame with which many of us have been grappling.

Great to see you back on here.

You have really gotten under the skin of the situation really well and I could easily see this happening on the show. Your descriptions of Cora hit home in particular considering the magnitude of the situation. I loved your theme descriptions at the end and thought them very fitting.

So wonderful! You always write them so well and I am very glad you are back from hiatus.

I'm not sure what precisely it is about your language but it's economical without being too sparse and never overly drawn out. I think you've gauged just how difficult it will be for them to find some sense of normalcy after what has happened. I'm sure eventually they will, however not without some serious doubt and pain, and you've captured that here.