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Do tune into Katherine Ryan as she returns to Sky Comedy/NOW with her brand new special First Born Daughter on December 31. Delivering her signature brand of quick-witted social commentary, Katherine

by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form

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The remote Norwegian island of Myken has become home to a whisky distillery. Home to only 12 residents, Myken’s whisky production has led to a tourist boom, with 1,500 visitors setting down there last

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