At a time when it can feel as if we’re all more disconnected than ever, we meet three women helping others in their own unique and special way…

Judy Blume’s Superfudge was in our tiny school library, and I wolfed it down at the age of eight. From then, I was side-by-side with all of Judy’s kids, right the way up to 17-year-old Katherine in Fo

by Heather Rose (£20, HB, John Murray) Set in the wild, untamed beauty of 1840s Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), this sweeping historical novel follows Caroline, a courageous and determined woman carving

Review of reviews: Books

Jane Fallon, the award-winning TV producer turned bestselling novelist shares the books she can’t put down

AT the beginning of 2025, I started sowing the seeds of something new. It was a project that needed time, attention and patience to grow, and one I found myself nurturing and learning from as the mont