Samara Patel’s personal essay takes us on a journey through generations of immigration, tracing a legacy of sacrifice and adventure from India to Malawi, to America, and eventually to England. Patel reflects on how her family’s heritage lives within her, symbolised by the nose she inherited. This piece, the overall winner of our competition, highlights the ways in which our bodies carry the stories of those who came before us, and how our own identities are shaped by the courage and choices of previous generations.