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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IT was two days until Christmas and the afternoon sky was blue and crisp as Lydia’s car pulled up in front of the magnificent Bristol Hotel. Why was it called the Bristol? she wondered. It was nowhere

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I’m a bit of a wellness junkie. I meditate, do yoga classes, take cold plunges and I’m also into forest bathing. Having these rituals has helped me navigate ups and downs in my life. But on the weeken