Lisa Scott reads The orange-bellied parrot by Nicholas Shakespeare , Miss Martin’s wish by Maeve Binchy and Ghosts & Empires by Lauren Goff.

Just read Nicholas Shakespeare's 2023 Ian Fleming biography. It's cracker.

Thanks. You made me want to reread it.

here is a 2002 movie I love called The Dancer Upstairs with Javier Bardem, and the last scene is scored to the live version of Who Knows Where The Time Goes, and of course she is a genius and a legend but that pairing is one of the best heartbreaking things in the world.

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Personally, I rather doubt he could write as well as NICHOLAS Shakespeare, after a DECADE of trying.

This is my first Nicholas Shakespeare and I shall have to hunt down more. I've read more than my fair share on Churchill though the years but Six Minutes in May is intriguing. It's a pity that 2024 already seems fully booked with books...