Flirting with the Wrong Brother

The first time Clara Hart flirted with the wrong brother, she was holding a dead centrepiece, wearing one shoe, and lying to a parish priest. In her defence, the centrepiece had not been dead when she collected it from the van. It had been merely dramatic, which was different. White roses were allowed to droop if the room was warm, if the florist had overwatered the foam, or if God had decided that a wedding in Ballycove should begin with a small floral martyrdom.