Country life

Laura London, 41, lives in north London and is a professional magician. I saw magic for the first time when I was eight and was instantly obsessed. After that, I spent all my pocket money on tricks. I

Lee Miller threw herself into life, dancing at Surrealist balls, taking fashion to Blitz-torn streets and dreaming up blue-spaghetti recipes, all the time intoxicating men and fighting inner demons, as Mary Miers reveals

When Lorraine Denman, 57, exchanged late-night messages with her daughter, she could never have known it would be their last goodbye

Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities

Leah Wood became a painter by way of opening for David Bowie and sashaying down the catwalks, but Nature now lights up her artistic imagination and underpins her efforts to campaign for the environment

You recently launched a clothing range with artwork inspired by your tattoos and personal motto, ‘Dream big’. What tattoos do you have? I’ve got a tattoo of an owl to represent home, as we’ve got a ba