/authors/ira-swan/Recent content in Ira Swan on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2023/05/14/consequences-for-emma/Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2023/05/14/consequences-for-emma/<h4 id="chapter-1"><strong>Chapter 1</strong></h4> <p>Do you sometimes think there should be more to life? Do you sometimes think you’d like less routine and more excitement? I did, and got more than I bargained for. Here’s my story.</p> <p>I should introduce myself. My name is Emma, I’m 34, happily married with two lovely children. I trained as an accountant and now work from home part-time doing the books of a number of small businesses. This fits in nicely around my family commitments. Both children are now at school and my husband Peter is a high flying corporate tax specialist in a multinational company based in London and who frequently spends a day or two in various other European cities. He’s driven to become his company’s next Finance Director and works long hours. I love him and the children dearly, more than I can express in a few words, but his hard work and long hours have had consequences. And those consequences have most certainly affected me.</p>