Melania Trump reads Easter book via Twitter after canceling White House Easter Egg Roll in midst of coronavirus outbreak and Ivanka tells British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘stay strong’ after he was discharged from hospital after contracting COVID-19 First lady Melania Trump said Sunday morning that she still wanted to ‘honor’ her annual tradition … Read more
Daisy Ridley thrills fans by reading a Star Wars-themed children’s book to share her gratitude to public staying indoors amid coronavirus crisis By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 02:00 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 11 April 2020 She has made a name for herself as hero Rey in the Star Wars sequel … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 9 April 2020 MRS EVERYTHING by Jennifer Weiner (Piatkus £8.99, 480 pp) MRS EVERYTHING by Jennifer Weiner (Piatkus £8.99, 480 pp) In 1950 the Kaufman family — Ken, Sarah and daughters Jo and Bethie — have … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:07 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 2 April 2020 TO WAR WITH THE WALKERS by Annabel Venning (Hodder £10.99, 336 pp) TO WAR WITH THE WALKERS by Annabel Venning (Hodder £10.99, 336 pp) A photograph in Annabel Venning’s account of her family … Read more
RETRO READS By Val Hennessy for the Daily Mail Published: 22:18 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 2 April 2020 GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell (Vintage £10.99, 1,072 pp) GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell (Vintage £10.99, 1,072 pp) Locked in at home, now at least we have time to … Read more
If you find you have extra hours to kill in these testing times, crime novels and thrillers can provide a wonderful escape from the dreary reality of self-isolation. So, here are 20 of the greatest such books ever written to dip into. I have almost every one on my bookshelf, and it has been a … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 26 March 2020 HOW WAS IT FOR YOU? by Virginia Nicholson (Penguin £9.99, 512 pp) HOW WAS IT FOR YOU? by Virginia Nicholson (Penguin £9.99, 512 pp) A photograph in this book shows a grim-faced, elderly … Read more
An Inspector Calls… at Read’s in Faversham – where his room has a ‘distinct old people’s home feel to it’ and a tiny TV you need binoculars to see Read’s is a statuesque Georgian manor house just outside Faversham in Kent It won best restaurant-with-rooms in The Good Hotel Guide’s 2020 Cesar awards But the Inspector … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 APPEASING HITLER by Tim Bouverie (Vintage £9.99, 512pp) APPEASING HITLER by Tim Bouverie (Vintage £9.99, 512pp) In Foreign news pages of The Times on January 30, 1933, was a report that the President … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 14 November 2019 Secret Service by Tom Bradby (Corgi £7.99, 368 pp) Secret Service by Tom Bradby (Corgi £7.99, 368 pp) Tom Bradby’s day job as presenter of ITV’s News At Ten must have provided him … Read more