Lucy Greenwell

Jess was looking for her birth parents.

Jess was looking for her birth parents.

She's found them and gained eight new half-siblings.

She's found them and gained eight new half-siblings.

But it's with her two half-sisters, Kim and Chloe, that she finds the real magic.

But it's with her two half-sisters, Kim and Chloe, that she finds the real magic.

This is what it's all about.

This is what it's all about.

That search for a sense of closeness, a kinship.

That search for a sense of closeness, a kinship.

After a few months of chatting over WhatsApp, the three women arranged to meet in the gardens of a stately home.

After a few months of chatting over WhatsApp, the three women arranged to meet in the gardens of a stately home.

So it looks like it's kind of autumn time.

So it looks like it's kind of autumn time.

It was, yeah.

It was, yeah.

And there are the two girls with their long black hair and you in the middle and you've all got your arms around each other.

And there are the two girls with their long black hair and you in the middle and you've all got your arms around each other.

And actually everyone looks kind of a little bit stunned but also genuinely quite delighted.

And actually everyone looks kind of a little bit stunned but also genuinely quite delighted.