Melanie McFadyean is a freelance journalist, contributing regularly to the London Guardian. She teaches journalism at City University, London.
‘I live here, we say, this is my house, my home. We settle, dwell, adorn. A house feels permanent. But this illusion of security can end in a minute.’
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