But there's still some time to bring some good in

Take a risk

​When I arrived back in the UK, I felt relieved. I think I'd been lying about how I was doing, not wanting to admit how on edge I was really feeling, even to myself.

'I'm annoyed at the amount of effort it takes to love yourself', I thought as I ordered a Sicilian rosé and a margherita pizza.

I could picture myself now: drinking Macchiato's, exploring gothic churches and fragrant gardens in the sunshine and all without a care in the world. Sicily was the place to be; I could feel it in my frozen bones.

She looked at me, nervously. The only other times I've spoken those words were when I got pregnant at 20, and more recently when I told her I was moving to Asia.

If you’re looking for the next page-turner that you cannot put down, it’s arrived.

My quiet weeping didn't last long...