Sophie King

After their son is stillborn at 24 weeks, Jess navigates an unexpected form of motherhood marked by silent milestones and uncomfortable social encounters, while Max struggles to hold their family together through grief.

An anthology of female-focused stories about finding your voice, living your truth and learning to persist in the face of hardship.

Two young women sneak away from their strict stately home existence to lay their pet canary to rest. One white and one mixed race, these are cousins bonded by more than blood. Stood at the cusp of the ocean, it soon transpires that one of them is pregnant and they contemplate what should be done.

Ian has achieved such a high level of British citizenship that he is to be transformed into a swan. We follow Ian and his wife Donna in their preparations for this transformation.