I cleared out my dad's study after 17 years — I needed that room because I didn’t have him

It took Megan Roantree 17 years to clear out her late father’s room. As she sifts through his possessions, she explains why she wouldn’t have it any other way

Megan Roantree and her father Sean, in 'his' room: "The room holds my dad’s energy, and stepping into it is a reminder of him. What he liked, what he read, his view every evening, his smell."

If I were to conjure up an image of my dad, he’d be sitting in his armchair, surrounded by books. 

He’d be smoking a rollie, reading the paper or one of the several books he’d have on the go.