Karen phillipps

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

IF there was one thing Glenda Williams had always been proud of, it was her organisational skills. At school, the other girls had always come to her for help when sorting out their revision timetables

Our pick of your best letters and some wise words from our favourite stars…

The lives of Clara and Nancy are worlds apart – but is it time for them to finally live out their dream?

Meet Erik the Irish draught horse I rode on my 70th birthday recently! I didn’t want a conventional party so opted for eight of us to go pony-trekking, then for a delicious lunch at a local farm that

Who do you live with and where? I live in North London with my partner, Måns, who is a filmmaker, and our three-year-old daughter. Whenever we have the time, we escape to a little cabin on the west co