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He was a military genius who lead an Arab revolt against the Turks in WWI and even had a £1m bounty on his head. But back in Britain, the King of the Desert vanished into obscurity: From Lawrence of Arabia to Tom of Dorset

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He was a military genius who lead an Arab revolt against the Turks in WWI and even had a £1m bounty on his head. But back in Britain, the King of the Desert vanished into obscurity: From Lawrence of Arabia to Tom of Dorset

Fox News November 2, 2023

BOOK OF THE WEEK LAWRENCE OF ARABIA by Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Michael Joseph £25, 320pp) If, like...

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The day I made Eartha Kitt snore: Michael Ball spills secrets of off-stage dramas in a glittering career

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The day I made Eartha Kitt snore: Michael Ball spills secrets of off-stage dramas in a glittering career

Fox News November 2, 2023

MEMOIR DIFFERENT ASPECTS by Michael Ball, (Blink Publishing £25, 336 pp) Jovial baritone Michael Ball, who with...

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‘She would only resume eating when I convinced her I was okay’: New book reveals why caring sheep will never leave their friend behind

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‘She would only resume eating when I convinced her I was okay’: New book reveals why caring sheep will never leave their friend behind

Fox News November 2, 2023

NATURE THE WISDOM OF SHEEP AND OTHER ANIMALS by Rosamund Young (Faber £14.99, 259pp) There are 22million...

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Wanted: A wife to look after my pigs. From a 19th-century lonely hearts ad to a nuptial blessing of the bride’s buttocks, an entertaining history of love over the millennia that proves when it comes to the heart, little has changed

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Wanted: A wife to look after my pigs. From a 19th-century lonely hearts ad to a nuptial blessing of the bride’s buttocks, an entertaining history of love over the millennia that proves when it comes to the heart, little has changed

Fox News October 26, 2023

BOOK OF THE WEEK LOVE: A CURIOUS HISTORY IN 50 OBJECTS by Edward Brooke-Hitching (S&S £30, 256pp)...

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Forget good taste, says the King’s garden designer – as she reveals how to discover your own horticultural style

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Forget good taste, says the King’s garden designer – as she reveals how to discover your own horticultural style

Fox News October 26, 2023

Gardening WHAT MAKES A GARDEN by Jinny Blom (Frances Lincoln £35, 256pp)  There are many different reasons...

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When the 60s were far from swinging! Book details the dark history of the popular decade – when homosexuality was still illegal, suicide a crime and racism rife

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When the 60s were far from swinging! Book details the dark history of the popular decade – when homosexuality was still illegal, suicide a crime and racism rife

Fox News October 26, 2023

History  A NORTHERN WIND: BRITAIN 1962-65  by David Kynaston (Bloomsbury £30, 654pp) You narrow the focus, you...

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PSYCHOS

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PSYCHOS

Fox News October 12, 2023

The Wolf Hunt by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Pushkin Press £16.99, 288 pp (Pushkin Press £16.99, 288 pp) There...

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CONTEMPORARY

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CONTEMPORARY

Fox News October 12, 2023

The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella Bantam £22, 400 pp (Bantam £22, 400 pp) We meet Sasha when...

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RETROS

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RETROS

Fox News October 12, 2023

A GREEN EQUINOX by Elizabeth Mavor Virago £9.99, 192 pp (Virago £9.99, 192 pp) Shortlisted for the...

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WHAT BOOK would historical novelist Philippa Gregory take to a desert island?

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WHAT BOOK would historical novelist Philippa Gregory take to a desert island?

Fox News October 12, 2023

… are you reading now? I’m reading Elizabeth von Arnim’s Father. It’s a social comedy set pre-World...

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