The other anne franks

I n the corner of the drawing room ...

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

SPIRITS MAFALDA QUINO Translated by Frank Wynne ...

IT had been a long, hard drive. Frances had left early, hoping to get away before the rush hour – only to discover that the rush hour started earlier still. She stopped for a break further south than

Much about Henriëtte Bosmans’s life and music is remarkable. But one event stands out as emblematic of her character and strength. Our scene is Amsterdam in 1944, when the Nazis’ grip was on the Dutch

JOANNA VANDERHAM and BESSIE CARTER on delving into the lives of the real-life Mitford siblings