When Kent was the Klondike of coal: This intriguing slice of social history, filled with personal testimony from ex-miners and their families, is a well-written reminder Author Peter Williams explores the history industrial heartland the Kent Coalfield Miners arrived from all over Britain to work but weren’t greeted with enthusiasm The Kent Coalfield flourished through WWII but … Read more
The Secret Guests B W Black Viking £8.99 Rating: Over the past few years, an increasing number of novels have included real-life members of the Royal Family as characters. Sue Townsend’s comic novel The Queen And I is set in a republican Britain, reducing Queen Elizabeth to living in a two-bedroom semi-detached, under the supervision … Read more
Spinach & ricotta-stuffed chicken By Suzanne Mulholland Published: 00:02 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 16 February 2020 Transfer to a foil-lined baking tray and cook in a preheated oven at 180C/160C fan/gas 4 for 30-40 minutes, until tender and juicy SERVES 4 PREP 10 MINUTES COOK 40 MINUTES 8 cubes frozen, … Read more
NATURE THE TULIP by Anna Pavord (Bloomsbury £40, 467 pp) Who doesn’t love tulips? Colourful, flamboyant, easy to grow and cheap as chips, they are the perfect plant to brighten up a spring garden. Yet these cheery flowers have an unexpectedly dark and complex history. The tulip has had ‘more adventures than any Hollywood scriptwriter … Read more
From Hannah Rothschild’s delightful House Of Trelawney to the latest from A D Miller and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ debut novel, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Max Davidson and Jeffrey Burke Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 February 2020 | Updated: 17:44 GMT, 4 February 2020 House Of Trelawney Hannah Rothschild … Read more
Novelist SADIE JONES was blindsided when her stepdaughter took her own life while under hospital supervision. Speaking for the first time, she tells Elizabeth Day why, two years on, the family are still searching for answers – and peace ‘There’s before Daisy and there’s after,’ says Sadie Jones. ‘Everything has changed. We are in a … Read more
Why a bath is more dangerous than a bomb: The Power Of Bad explores negativity bias and the ‘Crisis Crisis’ – the never-ending series of overhyped threats leading to actions that leave everyone worse off Authors’ message is that we are all wired to react more strongly to bad events They explore the negativity … Read more
The still burning problem of Dresden: Sinclair McKay’s masterful Dresden and David Price’s sobering The Crew show both sides of the story By Simon Griffith Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 February 2020 | Updated: 17:51 GMT, 4 February 2020 Dresden Sinclair McKay … Read more
‘Nduja Pasta Bag By Suzanne Mulholland Published: 00:02 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 16 February 2020 You will find ’nduja – a spicy paste made with pork and chilli – beside the jars of pesto in the supermarket. Allow the ’nduja mixture to cool, stir through the sausage and transfer to a … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 23:12 GMT, 2 January 2020 THE WISDOM OF WOLVES by Elli H Radinger (Michael Joseph £9.99) THE WISDOM OF WOLVES by Elli H Radinger (Michael Joseph £9.99) As a lawyer working in Frankfurt, Elli Radinger was beginning to … Read more