‘The standard of work has been exceptional,’ says KiB founder Jill Fraser. ‘Kissing it Better is all about creating conversations between young and old, and this project has created a fantastic talking point for our students. They have learned the most astonishing stories about overcoming adversity from their older relatives. Many are seeing their grandparents and great-grandparents in a new light. And all our students say they have been deeply moved by the experience of interviewing their loved ones for this project.’

Stratford Literary Festival Director, Annie Ashworth agrees: ‘Young people have missed out on so many elements of their education over the long weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown. This project has shown them how to interview someone and create a piece of writing, but it’s also helped them to understand their relatives’ lives’.’

The book is due to be published in November.