La vida

I’m going to return everything, I promise, Harriet says, her voice trembling. Harriet, Im sorry

While my husband was working on the oil rigs off the Algarve, I gave birth to a child and lied, claiming

I am sixty years old and live in York. Never could I have imagined that after all I had endured, after

“We love you, son, but please dont visit us again. An elderly couple lived their entire lives in

Amelia, Ive told you a hundred times now isnt the time for children, I said, snapping my laptop shut

Years ago, in the quiet town of York, I never imagined that after two decades of peace, the past would

We all think lifes already a maze, but we love to add extra twists. Back in secondary school, Emily Thompson

13April I begged my daughter, Just a few days, Mum. Im at a loss Tom fell ill, I have to go back to work

**15th June** The day I turned fifteen, my parents decided they absolutely needed another child.

On my fifteenth birthday, my parents decided they absolutely needed another child. The full weight of