WHAT BOOK would novelist Sebastian Barry take to a desert island? Sebastian Barry would take Collected Poems of Jack Gilbert on a desert island The Costa-winning novelist said Sir Philip Sidney’s The Old Arcadia left him cold He said he has no memory of being able to read until he was around eight By Daily … Read more
HISTORY By Eithne Farry For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 23:33 BST, 5 March 2020 THE LOST FUTURE OF PEPPERHARROW by Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury £12.99, 512 pp) The utterly beguiling characters from Pulley’s debut The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street make a much-anticipated reappearance here. Clairvoyant samurai Keita Mori and … Read more
PSYCHOLOGY THIS TOO SHALL PASS by Julia Samuel (Penguin £14.99, 352 pp) Nearly 15 years of writing an advice column (on top of many more years as a journalist specialising in the sorrow, struggle and pity of human life) have taught me the truth of ancient wisdom. There is nothing new under the sun — … Read more
Two ears are better than one mouth! Author reveals how improving your ‘active listening’ skills can help to reconnect with those closest to us Kate Murphy shares advice for improving your listening skills in a new book American author says we’re encouraged to listen to our guts but rarely to others Research shows an epidemic … Read more
THE ARTS QUESTORS, JESTERS AND RENEGADES by Michael Coveney (Bloomsbury £25, 216pp) Michael Coveney says, in a statistic that stretches credulity, that there are 2,500 amateur dramatic societies in Britain, putting on 35,000 productions a year in disused cinemas, chapels, barns and converted Nissen huts. The most spectacular venue is the Minack in Cornwall, carved … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 5 March 2020 THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel ( Michael Joseph £14.99, 352 pp ) THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel (Michael Joseph £14.99, 352 pp) This chilling thriller tells a haunting … Read more
AMAZON Mr Robot Rami Malek is now best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (he’s the next Bond villain too), but he first found fame via this Golden Globe-winning series, which concluded in December. Rami Malek is now best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, … Read more
Gimson’s Presidents: Brief Lives From Washington To Trump Andrew Gimson Square Peg £10.99 Rating: Moving into the White House, which had just been built in the middle of a rutted field, America’s second president, John Adams, prayed: ‘May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.’ Alas, his wish was not granted. … Read more
I’m finally being dragged out of my dinosaur-ish tendencies by Google’s Pixelbook Go. It’s deliciously slim, affordable and can do pretty much anything a ‘real’ PC can By Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 BST, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:54 BST, 29 February 2020 Google Pixelbook Go From £629, store.google.com … Read more
Flesh And Blood Monday-Thursday, ITV Rating: Murder 24/7 Monday-Wednesday, BBC2 Rating: The latest domestic thriller is Flesh And Blood, and already it’s getting mixed up in my head with Liar, Cheat, Trust Me, Trauma, Gold Digger, etc. Their formats are so similar – whom should we trust? – that I’m beginning to wonder if they … Read more