This time last year,father-of-four Dean Holland was on top of the world. He had nailed a big group 1,was looking to move his family to Hong Kong and was making wedding plans. Then tragedy struck.
Sicilian-born chefs Giovanni Laiosa and Lorena Corso bonded over their homeland’s famous sweets,a bond that deepened with shared pain.
Commissioned during Mum’s final weeks,the painting was a reminder of the power of art in times of grief.
Michael and Richard Unsworth used to fight. Now they’re running a garden centre,and their relationship’s in full bloom.
On my to-do list sits one job that’s been there for months and hasn’t been ticked off.
The Australian cricket captain has spoken frankly about the loss of his mother last year,and how the experience has shaped the way he leads the national team and raises his own family.
Abusive,loving,cruel,warm … when an unpredictable mother suddenly departs,she leaves her daughter in a tangle of emotions.
In 2012,American journalist James Foley was seized by militia in Syria. His parents waited two agonising years to learn of his fate.
Actor Georgina Haig was always late,and it drove her dad nuts. But he had the last laugh,and inspired her first film as director – and now it’s up for an award.
“The one thing I realised with a thud …” Good Weekend writers and editors reflect on the year.
Miles Franklin Award-winner Shankari Chandran on family and funerals.