MEMOIR Hidden Valley by Paul Richardson (Abacus Books £20, 288pp) Thirty years ago, journalist Paul Richardson left London to make his home on the island of Ibiza, where rents were cheap and life was idyllic. Within a few years, though, Ibiza had begun to change, becoming ‘a fiefdom of the super-rich’ and a raucous party destination. … Read more
WHAT BOOK would rom-com author Beth O’Leary take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:33 GMT, 2 March 2023 | Updated: 22:37 GMT, 2 March 2023 . . . are you reading now? I’m doing a comfort re-read of The Key To My Heart by Lia Louis. She’s a fabulous writer, who … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author and life coach Jay Shetty take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 16 February 2023 | Updated: 03:06 GMT, 17 February 2023 …are you reading now? I am reading The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing In A Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté, which is … Read more
WHAT BOOK would thriller writer David Baldacci take to a desert island? David Baldacci is now reading The Warmth Of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The writer says The Magic Squirrel by N.G. Grishina first gave him reading bug The thriller author says he would take ‘anything by Bill Bryson’ to desert island By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author and actor Ruth Jones take to a desert island? Author Ruth Jones is currently reading The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh The actor would take the complete works of Shakespeare to a desert island She loved Enid Blyton’s The Twins At St Clare’s when she was little By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
Cream in carbonara? Pasta la vista, baby! Luca Cesari reveals the moreish history of everyone’s favourite dish Pasta was something that was a rarity in Britain up until the 1950s Today, however, more than two-thirds of us Brits eat pasta at least once a week Luca Cesari’s new book details the evolution of pasta since … Read more
London GP Jess is on an unwanted sabbatical from her busy practice after making a few uncharacteristic professional mistakes.
Long before Brexit – in 1947, for example – a comment frequently made by an older person was, ‘I don’t want to go abroad, never have’. These quotations are found in Lucy Lethbridge’s Tourists.
CHILDREN’S By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 16 June 2022 | Updated: 22:11 BST, 16 June 2022 THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE by Jacqueline Wilson (Hodder £12.99, 304pp) THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE by Jacqueline Wilson (Hodder £12.99, 304pp) Enid Blyton’s original Faraway Tree books entranced generations of readers and now bestselling author … Read more
WHAT BOOK would broadcaster, gardener and novelist Alan Titchmarsh take to a desert island? Alan Titchmarsh is currently reading Robert Byron’s The Road To Oxiana The broadcaster would take a book by P. G. Wodehouse to a desert island Beatrix Potter’s The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, first gave Alan the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
Admired and despised in equal measure, Yanagihara’s previous novel, A Little Life, was a punishing chronicle
SCI-FI & FANTASY By Jamie Buxton For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 6 January 2022 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 6 January 2022 A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske (Tor £16.99, 384 pp) A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske (Tor £16.99, 384 pp) In this beautifully rendered Edwardian world, magic is the preserve of a … Read more
Poetic ways to fill the days… BEL MOONEY reveals the best books to gift those who love rhymes this Christmas Bel Mooney has picked out a selection of the best books for poetry lovers Ana Sampson inspires celebration of the Natural History Museum in Wonder Kim Moore delights women with feisty collection All The Men … Read more