In the 17th episode of the #100voicesfor100years project introduces Reshma Ruia who's essay on the sometimes contradictory pulls of writer and mother takes us to Manchester, where she arrived fresh from her life in Italy, and further back India. Once she got used to the rain, she found inspiration in the streets around her. She tells us about her journey into the world of literature - and how it wasn't always easy to juggle with motherhood.