Emily Taylor

Vera never found out why Mum and Dad didn’t stay together. She was three when they split. Mum took little

He decided to take her to a care home. “I can’t believe a child could abandon their own mother.

“Alright, what am I rescuing you from today?” asked Oliver, stirring his second pot of instant noodles.

Vera never discovered why her mum and dad didn’t stay together. She was only three when her parents split up.

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