A woman called george

Words can be all-powerful, as these three couples discovered. They reveal the romantic and unusual ways books brought them together…

Georgie lived to dance – and now her dream job was within her grasp

IT had been a long, hard drive. Frances had left early, hoping to get away before the rush hour – only to discover that the rush hour started earlier still. She stopped for a break further south than

As I sat at home one Sunday, I was planning on phoning one of my girlfriends for a catch-up. However, when it rang, a man picked up the phone – a man who went on to change my whole life. “Oh, I’m sorr

At the age of 32, I became a Partner in a global law firm. That was no mean feat given I hadn’t come from a family of lawyers, I didn’t enjoy the trappings of white male privilege, and I was young. I

I recently came down with a cold. Now this wasn’t your average cold, this was a full-blown seven days of sore throat, runny nose, headache and general lack of enthusiasm for anything other than laying