Ms. Thompson is an award-winning author, based in London, whose books include the bestselling ‘The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters,’ and the Edgar-nominated ‘Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life.’ Her Substack is @laurathompsonwriter.
The TV adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s 1988 novel is striking a chord worldwide by portraying an essentially free society—and leaving viewers free to judge it for themselves.
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What would Mick do, I sometimes think, when life goes wrong? The answer is bracing: Getting old is not worth worrying about.
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In depicting one of history’s most unlikely unions, James Graham’s ‘The Standard of Living’ makes the case that economists, too, can possess vast romantic souls.
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The Queen of Crime has become one of the world’s biggest screen brands — Marvel in tweeds — even as the film and TV spin-offs bear scant resemblance to her work.
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