Often hilarious and certainly astonishing, this is the novelist's memoir of growing up in Sheffield in the 1950s. His father, an insecure bully, adopted a toup?e, which functioned as an inst... read more
Often hilarious and certainly astonishing, this is the novelist's memoir of growing up in Sheffield in the 1950s. His father, an insecure bully, adopted a toupée, which functioned as an ins... read more
England still has a greater concentration of ancient oaks than the rest of Europe combined. The Dutch dendrologist's explanation and historical survey is compelling.
From the archives of The Times comes a celebration of individuality: April Ashley, Zsa Zsa Gabor, John Lucas, Diana Athill, Nick Mosley, Vincent Poklewski-Koziell, Ruaraidh Hilleary, Naim At... read more