Contents

From the Editors

Happy Ever After • daisy hay

Something Always Turned Up • huon mallalieu

The Child on the Beach • sue gee

Essential Baggage • john julius norwich

Cheers! • geoff brandwood

Behind the Privet Hedge • juliet gardiner

Feline Philosophy • anne boston

Tips about Icebergs • sara wheeler

No Swotting . . . • antony wood

Uncomfortable Truths • diana athill

Besieged by the Sea • ariane bankes

Lighting a Candle for Poetry • hazel wood

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