Shaking the globe

THE buildings on either side of the street seemed to bend in upon Meg Talbot. Their upper windows were looming as she picked her way through the slime and detritus. She could hardly see the September

IN the rear of her stationary motor-taxi, a young milliner reached up a careful gloved hand to pat her black-felt cloche, snug on her smart, fair curls. Constance Smart had been sitting patiently for

“Between you and me …”

Orphan Matilda was offered a chance to transform her life – but at what cost?

Alexander Larman on Theatre ● TO KICK OFF ...

SARAH DITUM