Having recently finished reading the magnificent Mirror & the Light I was reminded of a fairy story I composed back in 2015 for my...

A good question. Clearly Agatha Christie was never accused of murdering anyone. Nor did Hilary Mantel have first-hand experience of the...

We all consider Elizabeth Bennet's mother the most embarrassing relative imaginable, but the extremely readable Eavesdropping on Jane...

Back in 2015 I visited London’s Foundling Hospital Museum for the first time. It is an emotive place and I couldn’t get the...