Emily Taylor

I was only eleven when my mother decided to remarry. Her new husband didn’t want me living with them

“What am I saving you from today, then?” asked Oliver, stirring his second pot of instant noodles.

**Diary Entry** My grandmother lives with my aunt in a three-bedroom flat in Manchester. The youngest

Helen’s daughter was a great beauty. Though she came late in life—Helen was nearly forty when the

**Diary Entry – A Love Delayed** Helen’s daughter was a beauty, though she came into the world

“My mum curses me for not helping care for my sick brother”: After finishing sixth form

Margaret Whitmore knew she would never be the dreaded mother-in-law. She was a kind and thoughtful woman

My husband has been living with his “ill” mother for six months now, with no intention of

Margaret Whitmore had always sworn she would never become that dreaded mother-in-law—the sort who meddled

In the quiet of an English village many years ago, I recall stepping into my garden one crisp morning