Women’s Series

  Emily Carter met Daniel at a small auto repair shop outside Columbus, Ohio, after someone clipped

The first blast of icy water hit my mother before I even understood why half the wedding guests were laughing.

When Daniel’s wife died, their children were already old enough to understand exactly what the family had lost.

At thirty-five, Oliver Price considered himself a success. He had a decent salary, a flat in Manchester

By Wednesday morning, Sarah had reached the point where she could barely remember when she had last slept.

Linda Mercer had known Beth since kindergarten. They grew up on the same street outside Pittsburgh, traded

Helen had imagined Cornwall. A small room above the harbour, fish and chips wrapped in paper, cold wind

For a few seconds, nobody at the table moved. Then my husband, David, laughed. Not because he was trying

Instead of thanking my husband for fifty “wonderful” years, I walked up to the microphone and told the truth.

“Exactly! That’s what I’ve been saying. Mine’s got some serious mileage on her now. Pretty soon I’ll