It will be a living record of a time like no other.

Stories of loss, love and lockdown.

Sixty or so very personal accounts of life during Covid.

And the person bringing it altogether, Yassamin Amir-Ahmadi.

The specialist Pilates teacher from Wimborne is the driving force behind 19 and 20 and me.

A collection of individual stories and experiences from a diverse range of people, ages and backgrounds.

Published in one book with all profits donated to four charities – Mind, Shelter, The Trussell Trust and Arts for Life Project.

Yassamin, 55, pictured left, said: “The life event we are all living through has been devastating.

“It has caused many to lose loved ones or to fight for their own lives.

“It has created financial hardship, loneliness and isolation but, as an optimist, I believe there has been a great deal of good too.

“A time of people coming together to help neighbours or their community, and through doing so, enriching their own lives.

“The events we are witnessing are living history and will be written about and studied in the future.

“During times of illness, stress and anxiety, our instinct is to turn to our family and friends for help and support.

“However, the very nature of this virus we have been forced to endure collectively has meant that we have had to experience it separately and apart.

“I wanted to create a book of individual stories, from all ages.

“An opportunity for people to write about their experiences of Covid-19 during 2020.

“The book will be a living record of what we have experienced, a reference point for future generations.

“It features real stories of tragedy, triumph and joy; stories which will move the reader and tell the unbelievable truth of the last year.”

Yassamin, who lives with her partner and two teenage children, said she had gathered a diverse range of contributors through friends, friends of friends, her website and Facebook.

She said: “I have approximately 60 stories including a story from the Marsh family who produced many musical parodies on YouTube and performed live on Comic Relief.

“I also have a story from one of the pubs featured on a series with Tom Kerridge entitled Saving Britain’s Pubs.

“Others are from new mothers, a 93-year-old woman, a former member of British Airways cabin crew, wedding stories and many others too.

“I think the book will be a varied tapestry of true tales.

“My hope is that it will bind us as a society, create empathy and understanding and also show that, even in the face of extreme adversity, amazing and wonderful things can happen.”

Like many Yassamin was forced to adapt her own business during the coronavirus pandemic despite being, in her words, “a complete technophobe.”

She said: “I have been a dedicated instructor for over 20 years.

“Yet I’ve found myself caring more deeply, and feeling more responsible, for the health and well-being of my clients during this last year than ever before.

“At the start of the pandemic I set up group chats for every class I used to teach and now make weekly videos and teach Zoom classes.

“As with many businesses, mine has suffered some losses, but my clients and I have a bond we didn’t have previously.

“We share information and humour, we care about, and look after, each other.

“My Pilates community has grown stronger and closer through the Covid pandemic.

“I have thought a great deal about what the future will hold for us in the aftermath of this pandemic.

“I think that our society will experience an increase in mental health problems, in poverty leading to homelessness and hunger.

“That’s why I’m donating all profits from the book to Mind, Shelter, The Trussell Trust and Arts For Life Project.

“This will enable them to provide valuable support to people who need it in the aftermath of this pandemic.”

Yassamin is currently seeking a publisher for the book but hopes it will be available later this year.

She’s also after more positive stories to include.

For more information about the project, please go to 19and20andme.co.uk

• Main picture posed by models.