A spitting comet

The rise and fall of a relationship in Muriel Spark’s letters

BOHEMIANS A BLOOMSBURY INGÉNUE The lives ...

HOW quickly Sylvia’s life had changed! At New Year, she’d wished that the next 12 months would mean better health for her grandmother, a new washing machine for her mother and, if at all possible, a p

Eight narratives revolve around a strange weather effect

BONNIE, darling, it’s been so nice to see you again and reminisce about schooldays. “How is Mr Teddy, by the way? I almost forgot to ask. “But now I must own up.” The invitation to meet Amelia Courtne

I t takes all sorts. Some readers, for ...