I knew i had to find my mother

Mothers are the most familiar strangers in our lives, says novelist Abigail Bergstrom. We grow up believing we know them inside out, and, yet, how much of them do we truly see?

Seeing her mum lying lifeless on the floor, Roann tried to reason with her attacker. Then he came at her with a knife…

‘In memory of Alison, I want to help others’

Would the mystery of this tragic tot ever be solved?

With her long, blonde hair and big, broad smile, my daughter, Gracie, could light up a room. She was talented too – a brilliant swimmer and keen horse rider, and she was devoted to her horse, Paddy. S

Screenwriter Daisy Goodwin spent her youth desperately trying to live up to a glamorous vision of her absent mother. Here’s what she learned