Ruth Holgate

Ruth is a former children’s rights advocate who lives in Wales. Ruth is working on her first novel about the ‘surplus women’ of the 1930s which is loosely based on the lives of her great aunts. She has recently contributed to the anthology ‘Behind Many Doors’ Accent Press.

  • The Garden

    The queue shuffled towards the counter. “Two teas please,” said Jodie. “Two pounds eighty.” Jodie paid for the tea and went to find her mother who’d chosen a quiet table in the corner. They never sat by the window or went into the garden. “I’ve something for you,” said her mother. Jodie wasn’t sure if…