In conversation with jojo moyes

Words can be all-powerful, as these three couples discovered. They reveal the romantic and unusual ways books brought them together…

Novelist Amanda Smyth and her partner were aligned on never wanting children, until, at 40, she felt a deep and non-negotiable desire to reverse that decision. She explains how she navigated the path that took her in a new direction

GH ’s books director Joanne Finney shares her must-reads for the month

My mother is very French. She has the strongest French accent on the planet! This gave me access to two different cultures – different poetry, literature, cooking… The French part of my family was cen

A school reunion, a glass of bubbly and two fabulous misfits

Singer and mum-of-two Louise Redknapp, 50, lives in Surrey