In the summer of 1972, Jane’s Aunt Sally was the quiet heartbeat of her local tennis club. She wasn’t the loudest, but she was certainly the strongest player, and she had a rare gift for bringing people together. Every Saturday, she and her small circle of friends gathered after matches in their crisp whites, sharing gossip and the kind of laughter that made strangers turn their heads. Sally had a mischievous streak too. That year, she secretly entered the group into a regional doubles...

Danny, now 67, sat on the sofa with two of his grandchildren. “ When I was a boy, ” he said with a smile, “ I used to go to my grandad’s...

Jodie Mattey was just nine when her beloved dad Alan died of bowel cancer at the age of 40, leaving his wife Leanne and their three...