In My House, by Alex Hourston

People often talk about the moral maze.

People often talk about the moral maze. You know, should you really walk back through the rain to give back the £2.50 that you were undercharged in that coffee shop a few hours ago? Or, is it wrong (when you are a Greenpeace member) to buy a second-hand fur coat?

Those are the first-world problems and principles that we are all privileged enough to have to think about, living as we do in the United Kingdom. (By the way I think the answer is most definitely yes, to the fur coat issue.)

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In this book, Maggie has to tussle with some very real, hard choices. She's walking through Gatwick Airport when a young woman approaches her and whispers one word to her: "Help".