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The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Prawn Cracker
Will Self
In this selection from his hilarious New Statesman Real Meals column, Will Self reviews the chains where most of us go to eat (KFC, Greggs, Yo! Sushi …
At the Hairdresser's
Anita Brookner
Solitude is a familiar burden for Elizabeth Warner. She lives in a basement flat near Victoria and leaves the house only to go shopping and to have her hair done…
How To Be A Rogue Trader
John Gapper
Nick Leeson at Barings, Jerome Kerviel at Societe Generale, John Rusnak at Allied Irish Bank. And now the 31 year-old Kweku Adoboli, who allegedly…
The Battle of Isandlwana
Saul David
On 22 January 1879, at Isandlwana in Zululand, South-East Africa, the British Army suffered one of the worst defeats in its history. A camp of 1,700 men…
A Guest at the Feast
Colm Tóibín
"A Guest at the Feast" moves from the small town of Enniscorthy to Dublin, from memories of a mother who always had a book on the go to the author's…
Perfect Christmas Day
Felicity Cloake
Christmas dinner is perhaps the one meal of the year where even the most relaxed cook feels the pressure of perfection - and, although few menus can be…
How To Set Up a Free School
Toby Young
In September 2011, one of the most radical and controversial education reforms in the UK became a reality when twenty-four Free Schools - funded by…
The Happiness of Blond People
Elif Shafak
As Elif Shafak stands in line at the airport, she overhears a Turkish father expressing to a friend his bewilderment at the cultural differences he's experienced…
The Battle of Alamein
Colin Smith & John Bierman
A turning point in the Second World War, the battle of El Alamein was the culmination of a military campaign like no other. Fought across desolate arid…
Protection
Helen Dunmore
Florence lives in the country, lapped by miles and miles of darkness. She feels safe there - until a noise wakes her in the middle of the night.…
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