The People's Friend Special Magazine

7 September 2022

The People's Friend Special - Issue 231 - Our new Special is packed with hours of great reading, with 20 sparkling new short stories and an eight-page mystery thriller to entertain you. We have puzzles, too, plus a stunning craft project for crochet enthusiasts to try. Dianne Boardman feels the heat on a visit to the lava fields of Lanzarote and Janey Swanson marvels at the magnificent murals created by artist Rory McCann. We look at the lives and careers of the brilliant Brontë sisters 175 years after their first books were published, and Willie Shand dips into a treasure trove of old newspapers from the 1870s. Bill Gibb takes to the streets with charity StreetVet, Alex Corlett looks at the issue of plastic pollution of our seas, and Polly Pullar shares her own personal experiences of how nature can help us overcome life’s traumas.