I recently picked up Virginia Woolf’s ‘To the Lighthouse’ again, for no other reason than it was like re-visiting an old friend in whose house I have spent many happy hours. This time, I’m delighted to say, I even found a few new rooms there! Re-reading it 20 years on has made the stories it tells much more vivid and relevant to my life now. I happily hope to read it many more times to find something new, as I identify with different groups of characters – from excitable teenagers to septuagenarians – on their journey through life.

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Author Joanna Trollope is doing her own bit of revisiting this month – she’s rewritten Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility! It’s a big brave move tackling the ‘Austen’. Much as I love PD James’ crime novels and have read every single one, I didn’t like ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’ at all – James’ continuation of the Elizabeth Bennet/Mr Darcy story, a follow-up to ‘Pride and Prejudice’ complete with grisly murder.

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And I couldn’t mention Mr Darcy without acknowledging the ‘other Mr Darcy’ who’s been in the news this week, as Bridget Jones part 3 gears up to hit the bookshelves. Extracts have been all over The Times, the dramatic new plot twist even made the front headline on Sunday. If you haven’t heard what it is and are hoping to read this book, I won’t spoil it for you – but basically don’t leave the house or turn on a computer until you’ve got the novel in your hands to preserve the secret!

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