Wilberforce becomes a willing pupil to Francis's master
steeped in history and overflowing with the emotions of teenage girls
It will make you feel glad to be alive
Amis's first volume of short stories for over a decade includes Mr Barrett's secret account of his daughter Elizabeth's involvement with the poet Browning
A Spot of Bother Nick Laird Wilberforce becomes a willing pupilGeorge Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.' Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored. At fifty seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried,