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A history of female friendships
Words can be all-powerful, as these three couples discovered. They reveal the romantic and unusual ways books brought them together…
The Tower at Vita’s home, Sissinghurst Castle ...
The rebellious charm and cruelty of a high-society mischief maker
The article in a recent Special about the Lake District reminded me of something which happened many years ago on a short break. We did several of Wainwright’s climbs (the easiest ones!) and then deci
Muriel Spark led an implausible life. Born into straitened circumstances in Edinburgh as the First World War came to an end, she shone at school before moving to one of the least glamorous corners of
