Grief but not as we've known it. A bird in a cage and a magical wishing horse. Panic attacks, supermarket trips and high expectations. Sex, love and loneliness in solitude. Envisioned futures worth hoping for?

Sometimes claustrophobic, sometimes sad and sometimes wistful, this collection of poetry and prose, real life and fiction is shot through with love and humanity. The first publication of the not-for-profit Birch Moon Press, 'Heartache and Hope' gathers a range of women's voices on life under lockdown.