I went from husband to widower in an instant…

When journalist and author Hunter Davies lost his wife of more than 50 years, the novelist Margaret Forster, he began writing to her instead

I was waiting to meet a very special person, but losing one too

Writer Kim Willis was just two years old when her mum walked out on the family. Here, in a letter, she explains how it made her feel...

To the joggers, dog walkers and pram pushers, we must have been a familiar sight. Even the seagulls who cruised the sky scanning for any discarded sandwich crusts and fish and chip wrappers seemed to

Two years after losing his wife, the presenter, comedian and author Sir Michael Palin tells us how he still feels her comforting presence in their home, and why he’s thankful for the way his family has helped him through the grief

Author Tanith Carey’s world fell apart as a child when her dad left. Fifty years on, she’s still dealing with the aftershocks