Listener Week: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Death of an adult child, Legacy books, Quilting

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Jay Cahill left her job as a deputy head teacher to set up a community gym in Manchester. Her passion is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which is a submission grappling full contact marital arts. Reporter Ena Miller visited the gym to hear about the women who are benefiting from her classes. How do you best support a mother when her adult child dies? Jane Wessman's son Billy died when he was aged 44. She talks to Jenni and they are joined by Julia Samuel, a grief psychotherapist and Carolyn Brice, Chief Executive of the national charity, The Compassionate Friends. The book that changed my life and I want to pass on. Anne Maguire nominates 'An Emergence of Green' by Katherine V Forrest. She joins the writer Julie Bindel to discuss one of the best selling lesbian novels of all time. Social media has breathed life into many hobbies and skills that once might have seemed old-fashioned, and quilting is a prime example. Listener Naomi tells us how she's made new friends with her hashtag #fussycuttingsewalong. And listener Penelope tells us about the gentle art, mathematics and design of quilting. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Dianne McGregor.