A stellar time

THE year 1968 had been a difficult one for America. A dark cloud of despondency hung over the country, and not even the endless Florida sunshine seemed able to lift people’s spirits. If the Kennedy Sp

RIGHT. I have come to a decision,” Mel said one weekend, as she cleared away the breakfast things. “In that case, I’m off. Bye, Mum, see you later!” “Wait, Seth. Stay exactly where you are! You have n

I could justifiably claim this year to have been a professional actor for 70 years. In 1956, when I was just 13, I was recruited to play the imaginary son of Eleanor Summerfield, the star of a Granada

Jane’s phone vibrated in her pocket and she got it out and glanced at it surreptitiously. It was January 6th, far too early for the baby to be on the way, but you never knew. Another two weeks until t

Strolling among the crowds visiting the Royal Observatory at Greenwich on New Year’s Eve, Grace is thinking of the momentous decision she must make. She can’t put it off any longer. She’s promised Hal

JANUARY 1. Hazel sat in the quiet cottage. It was one of two, semidetached, on the outskirts of the village, completely surrounded by fields. When she looked out of the window, all she saw was unrelen