My favourite family photo: ‘My mother stares dreamily into the distance, looking like an extra from Mad Men’
- Posted on January 8, 2026
- By The Guardian
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My favourite family photo: ‘My mother stares dreamily into the distance, looking like an extra from Mad Men’

I found solace in looking through my father’s slides after he died. They made me gasp – and my childhood turned from monotonous monochrome to glorious Technicolor