Book clubs are good for heads & souls, uniting people who like reading, as much as they like talking and writing. From all walks of life and ages, creative threads of storytelling pulling people
Sunday Reads Book Club by Desmond & Dempsey
Culture
“WINE GIRL” review
I will be honest – what first attracted me to the news of the US publication of “WINE girl” by Victoria James was the fact that she was the youngest
Tips to help stay healthy & calm during Corona virus
Undoubtedly there is so much going on around us, at home and abroad, that it is very difficult to stay calm or emotionally unaffected. Corona virus is spreading, people are dying & feeling vulnerable,
Daniel Levitin & Camilla Cavendish on “80 being the new 30”
We tend to associate old age with deterioration, especially of our mental powers & body’s ability to function as effectively, as it does in our youth. However, if latest developments are anything
Isabel Allende in-conversation with Erica Wagner
When a few months ago I heard on the literary grapevine that the legendary writer Isabel Allende was coming to London’s Southbank Centre to
Mario Testino “EAST” at Hamiltons
Mario Testino is a renowned fashion & portrait photographer, known around the world. Responsible for the creation of always captivating imagery that is part of decades of fashion
Mindful Art: MasterPeace Studio
Eccleston Yards in Victoria used to be a dark & gloomy place, but recent redevelopment turned it into a magnet of creativity for different generations – there is food, fitness, pottery &
How To Academy: an evening with Amaryllis Fox
Former CIA clandestine service officer, writer and peace activist Amaryllis Fox was born in New York, the daughter of an English creative mother and American economist father. Following
Spy novel with a twist: “The Most Difficult Thing” by Charlotte Philby
it should have been the surname “Philby” that could have drawn my attention, juggling the memory. But Charlotte Philby’s book cover was what riveted me in the first place,
‘Untitled: the real Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor’ by Anna Pasternak
Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, has been a much vilified character due to her role in the history of the British monarchy and like many, I had a rather negative opinion of her and was in no