General Article Adele’s album is going to hit children of divorce hard – here’s why

Topic Selected: Families and Parenting Book Volume: 417

As the singer releases her long-awaited fourth album, Olivia Petter examines what it might mean to people from broken homes.

It happened when I was four. ‘Oh that’s so good,’ said an old school friend, when I revealed the age I was when my parents had split up. ‘At least you were young; I bet you barely even think about it now.’ For a long time, I thought that was true.

Like everyone, I’ve been through my fair share of life’s hurdles. But my parents’ divorce never felt like one of them. I was...

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