Tracey Emin has always lived and breathed raw creativity. In a rare interview with her friend Maria Balshaw , she talks about the impact of her devastating illness, the source of her renewed passion and productivity, and why she likes to be beside the seaside

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WHAT does ‘Tempus Fugit’ mean?” Vera asked. “It means ‘Time flies’. It’s an old Latin motto,” Emily replied. The two young women were admiring an old sundial that stood in the large garden of Jesmond

L AURA phoned her mother, trying to keep her voice light. “Hello, Mum, I’ve got a bit of news,” she said. “Hannah’s moving in with her boyfriend. “I need to either get a new flatmate, or try to find s

When her pal from school days came to visit, Daisy had a thrilling idea

ABBIE Whitrow heard the clang of metal on tarmac. She wondered if something had fallen off the bottom of her car. She had got it from a private seller, after noticing a handwritten ad stuck to its win