The right book will find you at the right time. I like to think that life, with all its intricate coincidences, only appears to have patterns; it’s all random. Yet…
We blew north on a gale, the little plane trembling, its wings at play. âWe landed by the skin of our teethâ, the captain announced cheerfully at our pit stop…
Every winter, every year, I succumb to the seasonal blues, and I announce that I’ve never felt so miserable in my life before. I exploit every angle of Christmas and…
The right book will find you at the right time. I like to think that life, with all its intricate coincidences, only appears to have patterns; it’s all random. Yet…
We blew north on a gale, the little plane trembling, its wings at play. ‘We landed by the skin of our teeth’, the captain announced cheerfully at our pit stop…
ENLIGHTENMENT Wrongs about rights Amy Jardine Reading the headlines following the Conservative conference in October 2014 – ‘Conservatives Plan to Scrap the Human Rights Act’ – I’m sure I wasn’t…
An idea as benevolent and democratic as a free library for all was viewed very dimly in Britain in the 19th century. The case for a national library service was…
The heat has come much sooner than I expected. All summer in Musselburgh we’ve been sweltering. Even in colossal downpours, the stuffy heat inveigles its way inside waterproofs and wellies….
Every winter, every year, I succumb to the seasonal blues, and I announce that I’ve never felt so miserable in my life before. I exploit every angle of Christmas and…
The nights are fair drawing in, and there are warnings (issued with an unmistakeable glee) in the papers, of a record freeze imminent. The summer’s heatwave seems very far away….