My life in books cathy bramley

What childhood book sparked your love of reading? One that really stands out for me is Winnie-the-Pooh. I was given a hardback copy on my seventh birthday, and I still treasure it. The maps in the fro

Which childhood book first sparked your love of reading? I was a little bit of a mythical unicorn growing up – unlike everyone else I knew, my family never had a TV, so I spend a lot of my time readin

Broadcaster and author Clare Balding shares the reads that have been her escape and inspiration

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt was my recent holiday read, and I loved it. It tells the story of lonely widow Tova, whose teenage son vanished 30 years ago. She works at a small aquari

In the depths of grief, author Cathy Bramley discovered a way to pull through that helped her not only escape the darkness, but also adapt to a new way of living with happiness at its core

I loved ghost stories as a child, which was not ideal because I was also a scaredy cat. I would read The Ghost of Thomas Kempe under the covers but then stay awake rigid with fear half the night. Late