This is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward, and all the things that happened – even the Terrible Things (and God, there were Terrible Things) . It s about her childhood in the north-west of England with her beautiful, careworn mother and her little brother who sees things written in the stars.

It s also about growing up and discovering the power and fear of sexuality, about pitch grey days of pills and powder: going under, losing yourself, and finding your voice.

Yrsa s work is like holding the truth in your hands Florence Welch