Emily Taylor

**Diary Entry** I wonder what people will say about thiswhispered the neighbours when they spotted a

We had high hopes that my mother would retire, move to the countryside, and leave her three-bedroom flat

For six long hours, I kept asking myself: Why was my daughter-in-law so hostile toward us? For six years

**Diary Entry** Its funny, isnt it? The way we women convince ourselves that asking for help is somehow

**Diary Entry 8th March**Lately, Ive been struggling. Work has been piling up, and Im always running late.

We had high hopes that my mother would retire, move to the countryside, and leave her three-bedroom flat

**Diary Entry 15th May** “You know, George, shes your sister, but Im your wife. And I cant stand

**Diary Entry 12th October** My aunt, Mums sister, never had children, but she did have a lovely three-bedroom

Emily visited her every other day, leaving food and water by the bedside before slipping away.

“Father, meet hershe’ll be my wife, your daughter-in-law.”“Father, this is my