My very blended FAMILY
Author Tess Stimson used her complicated family dynamics as the inspiration for her new novel
As Nicola and I watched the ultrasound scan of her unborn son on the screen, I blinked back emotional tears of joy. It was the summer of 2017 and the technician smiled fondly at us as she gently wiped the gel from Nic’s swollen belly. ‘Are you two sisters?’ she asked. ‘Or just friends?’
Nic looked at me and broke into a laugh. ‘It’s complicated,’ she said.
Even in today’s modern world of blended families, step-parents and half-siblings, our family tree is unusually tangled.
