One thing to note:
new mums often underestimate how much clothing they'll receive
as gifts, so be ruthless and only get the basics — there's a strong chance that you'll have no shortage of pretty dresses once the visitors have been!
But
as everyone surely knows by now, Albert is Joey's defender, not his destroyer, and there's a weirdly retrograde feel to the sections near the start where Albert grins with pleasure at his
new - found companion's high spirits and
gift for learning: «He's a horse, not a dog,» the lad is reminded, such implicit reproaches proven to be
as meaningless
as the odd look of disapproval from Emily Watson (pictured above with Irvine)
as Albert's tight - lipped but loving
mum.