Outtakes - Extra scenes

A Note to Readers

The scenes collected here are exactly what they appear to be – outtakes, discarded fragments, and moments that never found their way into the final version of Four Days of Fair Weather.

Some were written while the novel was still taking shape. Others emerged long after the manuscript was finished, prompted by curiosity about what certain characters might have thought, said, or done beyond the boundaries of the published story. A few belong to early versions of scenes that later evolved into something quite different.

For that reason, these pieces should not be regarded as polished chapters. Unlike the novel itself, they have not undergone extensive editing or revision. They remain closer to first drafts – imperfect, occasionally rough around the edges, and preserved largely as they were originally written.

Nor are they presented in the order in which they were written. Their sequence here bears little relation either to the chronology of the novel or to the chronology of their creation. They were born at different stages of the writing process and gathered together only afterwards.

Some may offer a glimpse into paths the story might have taken. Others simply linger a little longer with characters whom I was reluctant to leave behind.

I hope you enjoy these small excursions beyond the pages of the novel.

– Kinga Brady