Robin, Gavin, Lucy and Annabel responded in different ways to their parents splitting up
With minimal commentary, the cover story of the Observer Magazine of 12 June 1988 was a powerful and often disquieting look at the effects of divorce on children, whose unmediated voices filled the pages.
Robin, nine, lived in London with his mum and her new husband and spent the holidays with his brother, Gavin, in Devon when he went to visit their father and his new wife. The poignant absence of sibling squabbles spoke volumes about new environments and expectations. ‘Me and Gavin normally fight – Gavin normally chucks pillows at me,’ he said, ‘but I don’t do that at their house.’
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