Summary
When author Hilary Mantel was given treatment for endometriosis aged 27 she lost the chance ever to have her own child.
Now in her 50s, she describes how that loss still haunts her Do you remember last summer, when the temperatures shot up to tropical heights? On one of those afternoons, hot enough to melt the pavements, I was lugging my shopping into the lift of our apartment block. I was wearing a loose dress it made sense, in that heat and when I bent to grasp the bags it billowed out. At that moment, one of my neighbours stepped out of her front door.See the full content of this document
Extract
'I Dream About the Daughter I Never Had'
Her face was a mask of concern mixed with a sort of gloating curiosity.
I straightened up, but it was too late. 'You must be very careful,' she said, in that revolting coy tone people use with expectant mothers. 'You must be very careful indeed.' I pressed the button and glided upwar...See the full content of this document
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