WHAT BOOK would novelist Sadie Jones take to a desert island? Sadie Jones is currently reading My name Is Lucy Barton, by Elizabeth Strout She would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island British novelist said The Bonfire Of The Vanities left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 20 … Read more
The Prince Of Egypt Dominion Theatre, London Until October 31, 2hrs 45mins Rating: Half a century ago Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz had a hit with Godspell. Then, in 1991, he begat an Old Testament stinker called Children Of Eden. Now there’s this … Read more
Health: This is good news for your gut By Dr Clare Bailey for You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 1 March 2020 IBS can have a significant impact on quality of life More than 15 per cent of the UK population suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This causes … Read more
HISTORY THE STONEMASON by Andrew Ziminski (John Murray £20, 336pp) West Kennet Long Barrow has been standing amid the downs of North Wiltshire since around 3650 BC — a thousand years before the first Egyptian pyramid was so much as a gleam in a Pharaoh’s eye. And you can still crawl inside it. This is … Read more
Mick Fleetwood And Friends London Palladium Rating: From George Harrison in 2002 to Ginger Baker the other day, we’re used to finding a rock star’s death followed by a tribute gig. On Tuesday, the idea came with a twist: the honoree was still with us. Peter Green, the guitarist who co-founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967, … Read more
Why a kimono is the timeless cover-up that will always take your outfit up a notch Madonna at the 1999 Grammys. A striking image by photographer and kimono devotee Akira Times. Thom Browne’s menswear take, 2016. A modern Japanese version at the V&A. East meets West on the Duro Olowu catwalk, 2015. Alexander McQueen goes … Read more
OUT OF DARKNESS, SHINING LIGHT by Petina Gappah (Faber £16.99, 320pp) Set after the death of Victorian explorer David Livingstone, Petina Gappah’s novel is part of a trend for putting history’s supposed bit-part players centre-stage. Incredibly, Livingstone’s African retinue trekked across the continent so that his body could be buried in Britain. Gappah fictionalises two … Read more
If you are looking for scented whites this spring try one of these often overlooked bargains By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Spring is round the corner, and it’s time to crack open the scented whites. While some grapes … Read more
Her mum is Isabella Rossellini, her grandma was Ingrid Bergman, so Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini was born to be an icon. But a more down-to-earth life beckoned. She tells Hattie Crisell why she’s swapped the catwalk for the chicken run on her family farm Left: Elettra modelling the new Weekend Max Mara On Set collection. Right: … Read more
7 Events: From Jennifer Saunders in Blithe Spirit on stage to McDonald & Dodds and British Surrealism, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 29 February 2020 The Play: Blithe Spirit A London transfer for … Read more