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HOW quickly Sylvia’s life had changed! At New Year, she’d wished that the next 12 months would mean better health for her grandmother, a new washing machine for her mother and, if at all possible, a p

‘I was reading like I did when I was a kid – for comfort and pleasure’

Chartarumludentist Anthony Wilkins [FT458:63] may wish to visit China. While living there in 2005 I found so many discarded playing cards on the ground that I was able to assemble a unique deck of 52

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GH ’s books director Joanne Finney shares her pick of this month’s new hardback releases

Heirs and Graces: A History of the Modern ...