Blogs in January 2026

I Want You To Be Happy 4th January 2026

Chuck and Joey meet in a bar. He’s in his mid-thirties; she’s twelve years younger. He’s long abandoned his ambition of becoming a novelist and now works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. ‘Lead copywriter,’ he corrects...

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The Infamous Gilberts 4th January 2026

The crumbling Gothic mansion of Thornwalk, long-term home of the Gilbert family, is being handed over to a chain of luxury ‘historic’ hotels. Millions will be spent in its restoration. But for every so-called improvement, what will be lost?...

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Homework 1st January 2026

Born in 1958, the only child of a dinner lady and a sheet-metal worker, Geoff Dyer grew up in a world shaped by memories of shortages and the Second World War. But far from being a story of hardship...

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Rose and Renzo 23rd December 2025

Manchester, 1936 Fascism looms in Europe, and Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts are on the rise. Meanwhile, aspiring artist Rose is drawn to an unlikely stranger, unaware her future is about to be caught up in the growing storm. Facing straitened...

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The Other Lotus Girl 19th December 2025

“An emotional read that kept me on the edge of my seat… a roller coaster ride filled with danger, humor, and lies.” – Readers’ Favorite She escaped the traffickers. Now the real chase begins. It was supposed to be...

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