Rosebites & News

Rosebites offer a flavour of the world of the Rose Castle Foundation. News delivers updates on our work. Subscribe to stay in touch.

The Uninvolved Stranger

Standing in the gift shop in Chester Cathedral I was approached by a woman I’d never met before. ‘Can I talk to you?’ she said. And there, amongst the books and cards and china angels, she gave me her story. As she finished telling me about an abusive childhood that had left her a very vulnerable adult, she whispered, ‘I’ve never told anyone any of this before’.
$(function() { $('.button, a.menu-link, .footer__menu a').off('click') });