Tina BeattieJan 20, 20224 minThe Poetry of DeathI’ve just finished Rachel Joyce’s novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. It’s one of those rare books that lingers in the...
Tina BeattieJan 2, 20224 minFootprintsCamber Sands. It's winter and the sunrise is late enough for me to clamber over the dunes to walk on the beach at dawn. At low tide, a...
Tina BeattieNov 17, 20216 minSerendipityI awake to a whatsapp from my daughter, with a link to an article in The Guardian about grandmothers. As I read, I’m filled with joy and...
Tina BeattieJun 3, 20216 minTearsAll my life I’ve wanted to fit in – to fit in to a nationality, to gender, to a religion, to a group of friends, and I never really felt...