A Spark of Light
What is Bex’s Shoebox?
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The shoebox Bex hides her mementoes of Hugh’s birth in represent hiding away the past. Bex has kept the truth of being Hugh’s mother a secret for 40 years. She allows herself to face the truth only once a year on Hugh’s birthday when she brings out the shoebox and looks at the items in it.