One of the things about village life used to be that people shared their worries and joys so that sympathy and rejoicing were shared and Post Traumatic Stress generally avoided. Nevertheless, it has been said that it is the newcomers who make a village a community. I tried to use this in writing about Oakhaven. For example, Elaine Jackson had adjusted to her husband's death before she arrived in Oakhaven but her relationship with the Colonel and Mrs Boniface's annoyance over their friendship was another matter. As people took sides, the community matured.www.sullatoberdalton.com/books/welcome-oakhaven