Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past

Unearthing women’s most closely guarded stories

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Attitudes have changed in the decade since Jessica Davis’s father took his own life. But as we mark World Suicide Prevention Day, she explains why we need to keep challenging the stigma

Most people know someone who has distanced from a relative, whether for a breather or for good. Estrangement even impacts our royal family. Yet there’s so much we don’t know – and don’t say – about th

T hey say everyone has a book inside them. (If you’re drawn to quests or escapades you may have a whole shelf ’s worth.) But experiencing real-life events is one thing; turning that into unputdownable

Recently, at the Western Cape Archives in Cape Town, South Africa, I had to suppress my tears as I finally read the horrifying details about my late mother’s tragically cruel early childhood. Iris Ale