Elegant novel of sex and intimacy

[ad_1] Holly Williams’s second novel The Start of Something chronicles instances of intimacy, harder than ever to come by in the internet age, and asks universal questions about loneliness, identity and love. Set around Manchester and Sheffield, it tells 10 individual stories via their interconnected sexual encounters, spanning existential crises and fresh heartbreak as well…

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Antony Gormley changed how I think about art

[ad_1] Standing in the sweeping grounds of Norfolk’s Houghton Hall on a blustery day in early April, Antony Gormley is explaining something. Unlike most famous people, the British artist is taller than you expect – although I should have known exactly how tall he was, given the number of his self-modelled cast-iron statues I’ve seen…

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I’ve rarely underlined so many lines in a book

[ad_1] Jo Hamya’s first novel Three Rooms (2021) was a buzzy debut about work, housing, and women’s ambition that tackled contemporary hot-potato topics including race, class, privilege and inequality. Her second, The Hypocrite, examines an excruciating father-daughter tussle playing out on stage and confirms her as a fine chronicler of modern anxieties. I have rarely…

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put The Apprentice into administration

[ad_1] I thought there was no limit to my interest in watching people in ill-fitting suits argue about half-baked ad campaigns – there is, and it’s 18 series April 18, 2024 3:40 pm(Updated 4:10 pm) Tonight’s final will see pie company owner Phil and gym bunny Rachel compete for Lord Sugar’s prize (Photo: Freemantle Media/BBC/PA…

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