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Life and relationships under spotlight before the internet

JAMES Farnham’s novel, Bayeux, will take readers back to the Henley area in the Sixties.

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How our special forces escaped from the Nazis

WAR reporter turned author Damien Lewis was inspired to write about the stories of the SAS (Special Air Service), the British Army’s special forces unit, when he met veteran members while covering conflicts almost 25 years ago. The 58-year-old father...

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Resistance fighter who smuggled out secrets

AUTHOR and historian Clare Mulley is on a mission to uncover the hidden tales of women fighters during the Second World War. Clare will be talking about her latest book Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka, at...

Author comes out of his shell with debut

Spice, books and hope from Calcutta trio

Thames walks inspire first-time authors to write novel together

Brown on new book

Real truth behind Boris’s mistress

Author provides tools to empower young women

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Julian Clary entertains at Literary Festival

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Football legend to kick off ‘Reading in Reading’ event

Families left “heartbroken” as Environment Agency puts Shiplake Lock Island on rental market

FAMILIES who spent generations camping on an island in Shiplake are “heartbroken” now that the site has gone on the rental market. Former plot-holders at Shiplake Lock Island say that the Environment Agency, which owns it, have allowed it to...

Charlie Anderson-Jeffs, from Harpsden

WHEN I was 13, I worked at Bix Manor and met Katie, who worked in the kitchen. Our friendship blossomed and I used every excuse to go to the kitchen. We even used to pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend to get each other out of sticky situations. I...

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Life and relationships under spotlight before the internet

How our special forces escaped from the Nazis

Resistance fighter who smuggled out secrets

Author comes out of his shell with debut

Spice, books and hope from Calcutta trio

Thames walks inspire first-time authors to write novel together

Brown on new book

Real truth behind Boris’s mistress

Author provides tools to empower young women

Julian Clary entertains at Literary Festival

Football legend to kick off ‘Reading in Reading’ event

Families left “heartbroken” as Environment Agency puts Shiplake Lock Island on rental market

Charlie Anderson-Jeffs, from Harpsden

Returning “Jingle and Mingle” event turns sadness into happiness on Christmas Day

Teacher referred to counter terror programme for showing videos of President Trump

Man fined for wearing fake navy uniform

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