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Pining, poetry… and pain: KATE MUIR reviews Chemical Hearts 

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Chemical Hearts (Amazon) Rating: Verdict: Teen love tearjerker Perfumes (Curzon on demand and cinemas) Rating: Verdict: French olfactory odd couple  The One And Only Ivan (Disney Plus) Rating: Verdict: Live-action gorilla getaway Film streamers such as Amazon and Netflix are churning out coming-of-age romances in a hormonal rush right now. The latest, Chemical Hearts, will … Read more

If the lockdown is leaving you pining for outdoors, escape into the finest nature books ever written

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Soar with the peregrine, be gripped with passion for the Cairngorms and marvel at how trees secretly communicate with each other — all from the comfort of your armchair with the very best in nature writing. Perfectly still water at sunset at Loch Morlich, Glenmore Forest, Cairngorms National Park The Peregrine by J.A. Baker ‘Wherever … Read more