Derien Harleys

The End of the August Rush: How Remote Work Rewrote the Rules of the British Family Holiday

Two weeks in August. Majorca, perhaps, or Cornwall if the budget was a little tighter that year. It was booked in January because everyone knew that if you waited until spring, prices would be brutal and the good apartments would already be gone. The children were off school, both parents used their primary leave blocks concurrently, and the office was held together by whoever drew the short straw and was stuck behind.