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Guru. Salesman. Sex pest: The search for enlightenment led The Beatles to the Maharishi.
THE NIRVANA EXPRESS by Mick Brown (Hurst Publishers £25, 400pp)It's all The Beatles' fault. Anyone who has endured someone's hazy account of 'finding' themselves in India can blame John, Paul, George and Ringo.In the summer of 1967, when…
Four children, 500 sheep, 20 chickens: no time! In her unflinchingly honest memoir, HELEN
MEMOIRTHE FARMER'S WIFE by Helen Rebanks (Faber £20, 336pp)Growing up, Helen Rebanks would lie on her bed in the family's farmhouse, wondering about the girls who'd lived there before, reflecting that their stories are never told — only…
WHAT BOOK would chef, author and television presenter Nadiya Hussain take to a desert
WHAT BOOK would chef, author and television presenter Nadiya Hussain take to a desert island?By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:01 EDT, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 17:12 EDT, 14 September 2023 <!--
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Scandalous love affair at the BBC: She was a 42-year-old floor manager. He was 25 and her
BOOK OF THE WEEK RUSKIN PARKby Rory Cellan-Jones (September Publishing £18.99, 320pp)In 1996, BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones was clearing out his mother's council flat in Ruskin Park House, South London, following her death. He came…
‘I used to cook for Bono, now I make dinner for dogs’: Ex-chef details how recovering
HOPE by Niall Harbison (HarperElement £18.99, 320pp)Niall Harbison had been smoking, drinking, taking drugs and gambling since he was 13, and he finally hit rock bottom in his early 40s. After a six-day bender on booze and Valium, he…
WHAT BOOK would author and former actress Lynda La Plante take to a desert island?
WHAT BOOK would author and former actress Lynda La Plante take to a desert island?By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:02 EDT, 7 September 2023 | Updated: 17:02 EDT, 7 September 2023 <!--
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Rory Stewart’s time as an MP left him disillusioned with politics – especially Cameron…
MEMOIRPOLITICS ON THE EDGE by Rory Stewart (Jonathan Cape £22, 464pp)Anyone with the slightest interest in politics should get a copy of Rory Stewart's political memoir.Not because he had a particularly long or even influential career:…
A panda’s diet? Bamboo and Viagra: A new book reveals how the lazy bears often need a
NATUREEight bears: Mythic past and imperilled future by Gloria Dickie (Norton £25, 272pp)There are eight species of bear around today. Can you name them? I got as far as black bear, brown bear, polar bear and panda bear, with vaguer…
Lost in translation: one Brit’s journey in Japan
TRAVEL Abroad in japanby Chris Broad (Bantam £16.99, 320pp)'I like Queen Elizabeth,’ a Japanese man tells Chris Broad when he discovers he is from Britain. ‘So good England grandma.’It’s the perfect summary of Broad’s experiences in…