I wanted to write more than I wanted to have children': author Sarah Perry on rejecting motherhood
A woman who once rejected motherhood abruptly developed a powerful desire to conceive, entered obsessive fertility rituals and experienced profound emotional turmoil when attempts failed.
Brooklyn and beyond: Colm Toibin's best books ranked!
Toibin's Mary is not meek and mild, but hardened by her experience, suspicious of his miracles and despairing of the followers who will take her son away from her.
BED's Heart Shaped Bed': A Haunting Anthem of Desire and Identity
BED's 'Heart Shaped Bed' blends shoegaze and post-punk to explore themes of grief and identity, weaving a narrative that encapsulates desire and emotional turmoil.
Asking for a friend: I caught my best friend and my husband kissing and found out they've been having an affair. How could they betray me?
An affair can feel a lot more emotionally involved and deliberate than a one-night stand, as you now are left with trying to figure out when they saw each other.
Mates, the day has come for our patience to be rewarded. At first, we might have even been charmed by him; then we were disturbed and finally revolted.