The unanticipated consequences of caretaking
From the sensory delights of birdsong in the morning and sunset views from a lookout point to the less appealing realities of monitoring stagnant pond water and counting newts, we accompany Katie on her journey of discovery.
17 April 2024, 18:00 PM
A list of life lessons
Set in 1979, this is a story of monsters—the ones who prey on the vulnerable, the ones that exploit our weaknesses, and the ones that we elevate to positions of power.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM
A Born Reader
Surveying the decorated wall now vibrantly alive with Winnie the Pooh and Harry Potter characters, Sarah allowed herself a satisfied grin.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Her last words
The slamming of the front door sounded an ominous note, warning of trouble to come.
29 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Payback time
I’m not sure when I first realised that we’d met before. In the beginning, you were just the elderly man I often noticed pottering around our communal rooftop.
29 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Keep your secrets close and your tech support closer
Addison Square is one of those hidden enclaves where well-heeled Londoners tuck themselves away to create bubbles of “civilised life” from which they can exclude the riffraff surrounding them in the mega-city they call home.
29 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Love, lies and loneliness
The very first time I came across a description of this book, previously published under the title The Nigerwife (Atria Books, 2023),
1 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Making a killing out of a killing
A visit to any bookshop today will attest to the reading public’s fascination with crime (and criminals).
11 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Doesn't the Success of a Writer Depend on the Muse?
Somerset Maugham famously said, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” Similarly, there are many ways in which a writer can achieve success — usually through a combination of luck, talent and connections — but the majority of writers struggle to work that combination to their own benefit.
11 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Old Delhi, New Tricks
I hope that you are well in London town — and that you are missing me! Let me say at the outset that this message comes to you
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Drawing the line
Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world – that is, when someone is planning to do it right.
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM
WAITING FOR THE STORM
It's happening again. A familiar rage unfolds its sticky wings within the captive interior of my chest: a monstrous butterfly emerging gracelessly from its cocoon.
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM
PICTORIAL PECULIARITIES
Britain's National Gallery has become one of a growing number of museums to ban the use of selfie sticks on its premises, citing concerns over
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM