Eighteen summers

THE small wooden sign that read “Kinlochbay Station” swayed in the winter wind. Elspeth MacKenzie hurried along the platform, her father’s pocket watch clutched in her gloved hand. Five minutes to the

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THE LIBRARY OF TRAUMATIC MEMORY Tragic moments ★ ...

by Jill Mansell (£16.99, HB, Headline) PA Fen is thrilled to be invited on a five-star cruise by her doting grandmother Disa, though her motives may not be entirely pure. Jeweller Hattie joins her bes

Lola Young Eight Weeks Looking back, moving forwards, defying the odds 336pp. Penguin. Paperback, £10.99. Lola Young has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2004. She is also an emeri

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