An Author's Notebook

Hermaphrodite Mum   Three kids and a single mum I read in The Times newspaper that a quarter of 14-year old girls are depressed . Good g...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mum So this is what a lie-in feels like. A house quieter than the grave and no one...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mother Last week I made the mistake of throwing away the bath toys, a ruinous act that pro...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mother Upstairs I can hear angry voices bouncing off the walls, punctuated by the banging o...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mother I feel as if I am emerging from a dormant state. I open my eyes wide and I finally exi...