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The first summer I …

Writers tell us about a summer where everything changed for them

1 August 2024

  • Jo Bateman

    Sea swimming was my saviour. But the dumping of sewage changed everything

    Jo Bateman
    My daily dips were a game-changer for my mental health. Now I’m suing the water company that’s deprived me of them, says Jo Bateman

25 July 2024

  • Ammar Kalia

    After our mum died, we maxed out the credit cards and went on safari in the Serengeti

    Ammar Kalia
    My dad, my brother and I worried it might look weird to take our grief on holiday. But it felt right, says author Ammar Kalia

18 July 2024

  • Illustration: Joost Stokhof/The Guardian.

    I am well off, but have never felt able to enjoy it. This summer, I’ll change my relationship with money

    Lola Mendez
    Wage dysmorphia is common among those who, like me, have developed a scarcity mindset – but it stops us from thriving

11 July 2024

  • Saima Mir

    I dared to leave my three young children and spend a month with strangers – and it was blissful

    Saima Mir
    Motherhood had stripped me of everything that came before. In a small Italian villa, I was reunited with my old self, says writer Saima Mir
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