My creativity can be traced back to my heritage, to the skin colour that defined how I was perceived. But, like my ancestors, I wouldn’t accept defeatWhen I won the Booker prize in 2019 for my novel Girl, Woman, Other, I became an “overnight success”, …
Adjoa Andoh: ‘My greatest fear? Being locked in a sauna and boiled alive’
Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury on cleaning men’s toilets, worrying about windows and her secret nicknameBorn in Bristol, Adjoa Andoh, 58, appeared in lead roles at the RSC, as well as starring in Doctor Who and Casualty. In 2009, she appeared in Clint Eastw…
You be the judge: is it ever OK to put eggshells back in the box?
In our new column, we air both sides of a domestic disagreement – and ask you to deliver a verdictHave a disagreement you’d like settled? Or want to be part of our jury? Click here Continue reading…
How one family turned a derelict garage into a home
Thanks to an online search error, an architect transformed a tumbledown building into a three-bedroom houseMelanie Schubert and partner Paolo Vimercati didn’t set out to buy a derelict double garage when they were looking for a new home. In one online…
Dining across the divide: ‘She didn’t call me an insensitive buffoon – but I was armed and ready’
Two strangers, on opposite sides of the left-right political divide and with very different lives – can they find common ground over dinner?Click here to take partAbby, 45, London Continue reading…
What lies between Toulon and La Spezia? The Saturday quiz
From 1924 Runners to a novel that opens in a Martello tower, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which film’s working title was 1924 Runners?2 Whose statue holds the message “Courage calls to courage everywhere”?3 What lies between Toulon and L…
Green: how to wear the colour of the season | Sali Hughes
Forget neons or pastels – it’s all about khaki, moss and avocado shadesGreen is still a huge thing in fashion (blame Bottega Veneta), and now it’s coming for our makeup bags. We needn’t be talking lurid greens and faddy neons here – we’re looking at a …
Blind date: ‘The screaming babies on the next table weren’t exactly mood-matching’
Philip, 29, legal assistant, meets Tom, 30, assistant talent agentPhilip on Tom Continue reading…
The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’
Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated anyFor 40 years, Catherine Simpson thought she knew who she was: a nurse, a mother of three, a dau…
Tim Dowling: My childhood home has been taken over by wildlife
I don’t recognise the place where I grew up any more. The skyline has mutated and there are animals everywhereAt the beach down the road from my father’s house in Connecticut there is a goose standing on one leg near the water’s edge. It’s standing on …