Every Christmas needs an escapist book and this year we think this fits the bill - a novel about the three daughters of the first Earl of Iveagh. There is of course the old chestnut that Pr... read more
Uncovers the illicit affair between the novelist and the author's grandfather, Humphry House, which Parry discovered on being delivered a box of letters.
A pair of achingly clever young women email each other about the state of the world. They are young, Irish, anxious and in love with unsuitable men. So far so Rooney. But this much-hyped thi... read more