‘he’s been in my life since seven, so i’ve grown up with him...’

For 45 years, Jill Barklem’s ‘Brambly Hedge’ series has been captivating young readers. Emily Allen explores her magical miniature world

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

A school reunion – could Pippa really face an encounter with the class bullies again?

EMILY’S love of shoes was well known and much mocked within her family. Her husband, James, joked that she bought a new pair every time she set foot outside the house. Her grown-up daughter, Cara, sim

I left drama school in the spring of 1969. I probably learned more in the first month of being a professional actor about what it was to be one than I expected would be necessary after three years of

JOSH dabbed expertly at the cut he’d just finished sewing up. He’d made a neat job of it and it should heal very nicely, leaving only a line. It wouldn’t be seen, anyway, once the cat’s fur grew back.