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She’s the UK’s bestselling contemporary poet who’s now sold more than a million books. Here Donna Ashworth, 50, talks about overcoming anorexia, finding huge success in later life and why Christmas is her lifeline

Jo Wood, 70, on how she has learned the value of resilience and finding joy in the everyday

→ What have been your cultural highlights of 2025? At the David Lean Cinema we’ve been doing All of Us Strangers walks this year. So there is a sort of pilgrimage walk to all the locations. And there’

→ Last Sunday I did a talk at the Anteros Arts Foundation, an art gallery and charity in Norwich. It was a fundraiser for Anteros, as I have had a studio there and love what they do. The story I offer

As the days grow shorter and darker, Caro seeks out ways to sit more comfortably in the dark while also enjoying the chinks of brightness that she manages to find.