Dad (What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)
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In the 1980s, the Dad and Mum of Sally and Tim Sparrow attended Christmas parties at Sally's aunt's house in Devon.
Over Christmas 2005, he went away for the weekend with Mum, leaving Sally at her aunt's and Tim with Rupert. (PROSE: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)