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

Thanks for coming in today, Bea,” said Jason, the commissioning editor at Bluestone Press, where Bea was interviewing for yet another assistant job. “We’ll be in touch.” “Okay, great,” replied Bea, fo

In a new city, in a new life, Caro Giles wonders if she has at last found home

Actor Joanna Page, 48, opens up about her secret dark side, all-night DIY and becoming the next Miss Marple

I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott

TV presenter Steph McGovern, 43, on motherhood and Middlesbrough