BOOK OF THE WEEK WHAT AM I BID? MY LIFE UNDER THE HAMMER by Philip Serrell (Hodder £20, 240 pp) My hope is that Philip Serrell will do for the antiques trade what James Herriot did for cows’ bottoms, as his memoir contains every ingredient for similar popular success. Instead of the Yorkshire Dales, we … Read more
Olivia Newton John’s ex-boyfriend Patrick McDermott went missing under baffling circumstances 16 years ago when he vanished without a trace from a fishing charter. And the mystery surrounding his disappearance may soon be solved, as Patrick’s ex-wife Yvette Nipar has revealed she is writing a memoir about the 2005 incident – apparently with help from … Read more
Priyanka Chopra shares touching tattoo story about late father Ashok Chopra while promoting memoir By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 06:48 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 06:48 GMT, 10 February 2021 Priyanka Chopra shared a touching story about her late father Ashok Chopra on Tuesday while promoting her new memoir Unfinished. The 38-year-old actress … Read more
Thin Places Kerri ní Dochartaigh Canongate £14.99 Rating: Derry/Londonderry – where even the choice of name reflects ‘which foot you kick with’ … Read more
Meghan Markle feels ‘sick to her stomach’ about half-sister Samantha’s upcoming bombshell memoir ‘The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister’ – but ‘won’t act bothered in public’, source tells In Touch Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha, 56, will release tell-all book in US in February The bombshell memoir will be titled ‘The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister … Read more
SEED TO DUST: A GARDENER’S STORY by Marc Hamer (Harvill Secker £14.99, 416pp) For more than two decades, Marc Hamer has tended a garden that he doesn’t own. Now he has published what feels more or less like his private gardening journal, in sections with titles such as Pruning Roses, Swifts Arrive and Solstice. But … Read more
ART TRAVELS OF A PAINTER by James Reeve (Unity Press £25, 320 pp) James Reeve belongs to that rare breed of artists who can write. Not that you will learn anything about his painting methods in this book, but it is a delightfully entertaining, if often shocking, memoir, an escapist antidote to our lockdown times. … Read more
Meghan Markle’s half-sister Samantha to release bombshell memoir ‘The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister’ next week – which she promises will reveal ‘hidden truths’ about the royal Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha, 56, will release tell-all book in US next week The bombshell memoir will be titled ‘The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister Part 1’ Promises … Read more
Even after 141 years and two World Wars, it remains one of the most celebrated actions in British military history. Thanks in no small part to the 1964 classic film, Zulu — starring Stanley Baker and a young, plummy-toned Michael Caine — the Battle of Rorke’s Drift has become a byword for standing firm in … Read more
Meryl Streep reveals former POTUS Barack Obama made a mistake about her in his memoir By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 17:19 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 17:19 GMT, 8 December 2020 Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep revealed Monday night that former POTUS Barack Obama made a mistake while recounting a story about her … Read more