An Author's Notebook

Hermaphrodite Mum   Three kids and a single mum   "Are you alright?" asks Middle Child anxiously. I am beached on the sofa, o...

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...

My 11-year old daughter was bemoaning the fact that she was too tall the other day. Having just started secondary school, she was embarrasse...

Review:  The Innocents  by Francesca Segal As a mother, I slightly dread the teenage years. All that recklessness and rebellion to contend...