Grief is unpredictable. There I was in May, getting ready for a Kylie concert – my eyeliner had gone on perfectly and my mind was racing. Would my hair go flat after an hour on the Tube? Would the kid

Dolly Parton turns 80 this month, as she celebrates this very special birthday, we bring you some Dolly wisdom! ‘We’re at our best when we see the best in everyone around us’

Marcie’s life had taken a brutal turn, but she vowed to prove everybody wrong…

I’M up at my parents’ old house, surrounded by boxes of books. My mum was a voracious reader. You only had to see all the bookcases in her home to realise that. Many books were bought for her as gifts

MY mum and dad don’t live together. They split up two years ago, when I was eight. I mostly live with Mum, in our cosy semi-detached house where I have my own bedroom. But I also have my own room in D

While my hero was losing his fight, I had a battle of my own