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Does Rishi Sunak really love reading Jilly Cooper – and what does that say about him?
The racy novels hit on a winning formula: our fascination with the intimate lives of the wealthy
Stephanie Merritt
14, May, 2023 @11:31 AM
Couples’ in-jokes are so irritating. Not so in Colin from Accounts | Stephanie Merritt
Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer’s comedy nails the alchemy of what turns the private into the hilariously relatable
Stephanie Merritt
29, Apr, 2023 @5:31 PM
The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts review – addiction and escape in the Ozarks
The author’s search for her childhood friend who shared her dreams of fleeing Clinton, Arkansas, is an elegiac story of lost opportunities
Stephanie Merritt
10, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM
Deep Down by Imogen West-Knights – fluid and skilful debut about domestic abuse
The effect on two siblings of their violent father’s death is told with sharp wit and vivid shifts in time in this accomplished first novel
Stephanie Merritt
26, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung review – the depths of desire
The psychotherapist’s seven case studies show the role of longing in women’s lives and the two-way connection between analyst and patient
Stephanie Merritt
05, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith review – a chilling vision of a new society
An alien invasion forces humanity to reinvent itself in an ambitious, cinematic thriller that tackles the weightiest issues of our age
Stephanie Merritt
08, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM
Dying of Politeness review – Geena Davis’s journey to ‘badassery’
The Thelma & Louise star bewails the treatment of women in the film industry in a conversational and often humorous account of her career
Stephanie Merritt
21, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM
Judi Dench is right about The Crown: the truth counts. But it’s not everything | Stephanie Merritt
The actress suggested that the drama should carry a health warning about its imperfect connection to reality
Stephanie Merritt
23, Oct, 2022 @7:00 AM
Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley; Marple: Twelve New Stories – review
With a keen historian’s eye, Lucy Worsley pieces together the queen of crime’s life, work and misunderstood episode of mental illness, while Val McDermid, Natalie Haynes and others put a fresh spin on Miss Marple
Stephanie Merritt
18, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM
Busy Being Free by Emma Forrest review – from Hollywood glitz to Trump-based celibacy
Unafraid to confront messy contradictions, a second memoir from the author of Your Voice in My Head covers the end of her marriage and ‘tectonic shift’ from LA to north London
Stephanie Merritt
23, Aug, 2022 @6:00 AM
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd review – monsters of the deep
The novelist’s distinct mix of modern gothic and historical caper is well suited to this island tale of two motherless children, separated by centuries
Stephanie Merritt
09, Aug, 2022 @2:00 PM
Meantime by Frankie Boyle review – the comedian’s dark, funny Glasgow noir debut
Withnail and I meets James Bond as two druggy neighbours and a celebrity crime novelist join forces to investigate a murder
Stephanie Merritt
17, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM
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