Pippa Beecheno

In my grandfather’s account of his sister’s life, he continually returns to the question: why did this happen? Could she have recovered...

Motherhood and creative writing – finding a balance Afternoon nap. Bliss. No, not me – my two-year-old bouncy, babbling, bright and...

Mental health - treatment and stigma, 1940-1991: A plea for vigilance Back in the 1940's, my great-aunt Jane’s hospital, St Andrews,...

(Note from Pippa Beecheno to herself before publishing, ‘A Thin Sheet of Glass’) It’s publication day. Your novel is out in the open....

You’re a writer with a personal story to tell, only it is not your own. You sift through boxes of private letters written decades before...