Pear Shaped begins as an entertaining read with a main character that is fun, confident and completely relatable. Sophie Klein is a Jewish gal in her early thirties living in London and working a dream job as a pudding developer. However, the minute she meets a man named James her life takes a do...
Boccarinos is one of those places where silver-fox titans of industry go for breakfast, to eat two poached eggs for fourteen quid. In the evening there’s a real scene: you could be in Italy in 1985, the amount of gel that’s slathered on the men’s hair. Over there in the corner is that miniscule b...
We sit chatting to the couple squashed next to us who are in their seventies, and who hold hands across the table while they drink a bottle of Cava. They talk about how much joy they get from being grandparents, but how they’re happiest of all when it’s just the two of them, playing cards and lis...
When he does, his glasses are already on, which is never a good sign. ‘Is everything OK, Roger? You must be relieved yesterday’s over.’ He nods. ‘Long day. I’ve got some bad news, I’m afraid.’ I feel a lurch in my stomach. Please don’t say you’ve found a lump. ‘Are you OK?’ ‘Me? It’s not me, it’s...