It was not a house where secrets could be kept easily.

It was not a house where secrets could be kept easily.

It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.

I wanted to wear the mantle and the pearls. I wanted to know the man who painted her like that.

I had walked along that street all my life, but had never been so aware that my back was to my home

As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.