La vida

Were thinking of ringing in the New Year at your country cottage. Ive come for the keys, said my brotherinlaws

When Emily turned thirty, she suddenly realised her life felt like an endless buffering screen.

Ellie Ellis was darting from room to room, trying to cram the absolute essentials into her suitcase.

Emily ran from room to room, trying to cram the essentials into her suitcase. Her movements were frantic

They rolled up to the crumbling cottage at dusk, when the sky was turning a pale blue but had not yet

Kindness always comes back Sarah, at least give the kids a cup of tea! Helen presses her younger daughter

13April2025 I never thought Id be scribbling this down, but todays events demand a record. Stephen Whittaker

I took my old mate Emily in after her divorce, and before I knew it I was ending up more like a servant

Are we really going to celebrate New Year at your cottage? Claire asked, clutching the set of keys.

Emily doesnt remember her parents. Her father walked out on her pregnant mother, and she never learns his name.