In conversation with adele parks

When I arrive at Adele Parks’ home for our cover shoot, she’s already moving furniture. She’s in her jumpsuit and trainers. She’s directing props, adjusting lighting, topping up coffee cups and cracki

‘Are you trying to be comforting?’ ‘Yes. What do you want me to say?’ ‘Should I be angrier?’ ‘What’s done is done, I suppose.’ Lucy shrugged. Her gesture summed it all up. ‘That’s where I’m at. And pe

by Adele Parks (£16.99, HB, HarperCollins) How far would you go to protect your family? This Christmastime, Connie is welcoming all her children home and is particularly thrilled to be meeting her dau

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I’m not sure what woke me up so early – excitement or the desperate need for a wee. These days, my alarm is my bladder. I pull on a loose, comfortable dress and shuffle down the corridor of our holida