CRAIG BROWN: No wonder the great Anne Tyler loves Mary Lawson so much… she writes like a magician 

A Town Called Solace Mary Lawson                                                                       Chatto & Windus £14.99 Rating: At the moment, the contemporary novelists and short-story writers I … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Magician casts a love spell over David Frost’s son

Celebrated broadcaster Sir David Frost used to tell his youngest son, George, to ‘never waste a second’. And George has clearly taken his father’s advice to heart. For I hear the entrepreneur has become engaged to beautiful magician Katherine Mills. ‘The most incredible moment of my life,’ says George of his proposal to Katherine, 37, … Read more

Magician Dynamo steps out after Crohn’s flare-up and recovering from coronavirus 

Dynamo stepped out with his dogs on Monday, weeks after telling fans he had gone to hospital due to a Crohn’s disease flare-up.  The magician, 37, real name Steven Frayne, was diagnosed with Crohn’s aged 17 and has had a lot to deal with as he also contracted coronavirus two months ago.  While out, Dynamo … Read more

Magician Dynamo reveals he is being tested in hospital

Dynamo has revealed he has been taken to hospital to be checked out following a flare-up of his Crohn’s disease, two months after his coronavirus diagnosis.  Sharing a statement on Instagram, the magician, 37, real name Steven Frayne, penned: ‘Today is IBD (irritable bowl syndrome) awareness day. ‘I was supposed to be doing some talks about … Read more

Anne Tyler is a magician. You finish her delightful new novel feeling closer to life

Redhead By The Side Of The Road Anne Tyler Chatto & Windus £14.99 Rating: On one level, the novels of Anne Tyler are as straightforward and unobtrusive as her name. Her prose style is clear and unshowy. Her sentences have no flourishes. You could almost say that their only identifying feature is their lack of … Read more