The CovenImagine a world in which witchcraft is real. In which mothers hand down power to their daughters, power that is used harmlessly and peacefully. Then imagine that the US President is a populist demagogue who decides that all witches must be imprisoned for their own safety, as well as the safety of those around them creating a world in which to be female is one step away from being criminal. As witches across the world are rounded up, one young woman

Phyllis Rose examines five famous Victorian marriages

One decade ago

square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree

he reflects on the experiences that have shaped his career and life

talking fish and clever spiders

Two seemingly unrelated murders rock Washington DC

Now Annie stumbles in the dark: did she know all there was to know about the man who loved her

a village secluded at the end of a valley

Intended for all readers of Shakespeare

from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing

If we are able to be fully present and take each step in the now

an American CIA operative and a British spook