‘If I gave up work, what would I do?’

I blame Richard Osman,” Mum said, crossly, as she filled her kettle at the sink. “Richard Osman?” I repeated, trying to make sense of that one. “That’s him,” Mum confirmed, flicking the kettle’s switc

Mary Pargeter was starting to feel her age. When did she first attend the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Greenwood House? A quarter of a century, and she was retired even then. Had she loc

What revealed the magic of books for me was The Wind in the Willows. When I was five, I contracted measles, which meant I had to spend my days in bed in a darkened room. My mother sat outside my bedro

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