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From the wrong knickers to the right man

From the wrong knickers to the right man

22/09/14

AS AN uncle I have always been pretty proud of my nieces and nephews. They have had varied lives and I have always delighted in being called Uncle Jonathan. I have never been overly worried about their material successes in life so long as they were ...

What are your favourite books?

What are your favourite books?

07/10/13

With this year's Henley Literary Festival now behind us, we ask Henley shoppers to name their favourite reads.

The Hanged Man - the second inthe Bonefield series

20/11/17

THRILLER writer Simon Kernick only released his latest book this week but he has already started on the next one. The Hanged Man is the second offering in the Shiplake author’s Bonefield series and features seven victims and three killers. His next ...

The menopausal mum versus the 10-year-old teen

15/08/17

By the time my daughter (the TYOT) was four years old, I was 42 and there was already something of the adolescent about her. She’d win every argument with her infallible logic, be it about bedtime (“Nine is fine”), too much sugar in her diet ...

Confessions of a parish councillor

01/05/17

AN author has penned a book on English villages with a chapter dedicated to his own. Tom Fort, who lives in Sonning Common, investigates the true essence of village life in The Village News: The True Story of England’s Rural Idyll. The book ...

Writing two novels helped me get over clinical depression

Writing two novels helped me get over clinical depression

20/02/17

A MAN has told how writing novels helped him cope with clinical depression. Peter Mowbray, 56, from Kingwood, has just self-published The Second Jezebel, his second story based on the life of Catherine de Medici, a French queen in the 16th ...

Novel approach

Novel approach

21/08/17

Bestselling author Annie Murray visited residents of the Thamesfield Retirement Village in Henley on July 24. She spoke about her latest novel, The Doorstep Child, which is about a young girl desperately trying to leave her troubled past ...

Leander Club launches bicentenary book

Leander Club launches bicentenary book

16/01/18

LEANDER Club’s bicentenary year kicked off in style with the launch of a commemorative book. The First 200 Years was unveilled in front of more than 100 members and guests at 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the Chancellor ...

Confessions of a parish councillor

Confessions of a parish councillor

25/04/17

AN author has penned a book on English villages with a chapter dedicated to his own. Tom Fort, who lives in Sonning Common, investigates the true essence of village life in The Village News: The True Story of England’s Rural Idyll. ...

Get ready for this year's Henley Literary Festival

Get ready for this year's Henley Literary Festival

12/09/12

The Henley Literary Festival starts today (Monday, September 24) - find out more in Henley Standard TV's preview.

Financier writes children’s book with message to follow dreams

Financier writes children’s book with message to follow dreams

13/11/24

AN American financier gave a reading of her debut children’s book at Valley Road Primary School in Henley. Jordan Cracknell, 39, who lives in Henley with her husband, James, a double Olympic rowing champion, visited the school on ...

Life and relationships under spotlight before the internet

Life and relationships under spotlight before the internet

23/03/25

JAMES Farnham’s novel, Bayeux, will take readers back to the Henley area in the Sixties. The author, who has spent most of his career working in and around the Thames Valley, now lives in Milton Abbot, Dorset, but says he was ...

Henley Literature Festival Diary

16/10/23

JUDY Murray was appearing with her novel Wild Card and the ever alert Henley Tennis Club spotted her name in the programme and asked if she would drop in to meet young players. The mother of champions Sir Andy and Jamie duly ...

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