What Book


Would you take to a desert island?

The collected works of P.G. Wodehouse. I read his books again and again. They're the perfect antidote for the blues.

Would you give to all your friends?

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, it's a classic - and more than one friendship has hung in the balance when I've presented a friend with "a classic". Until they start reading it, that is.

Left you cold?

Angela's Ashes - all those hungry babies it was so depressing! My father comes from Limerick, and he confirmed that Angela's Ashes is entirely authentic - which makes me feel even worse.

Publication: Daily Mail (UK) Date: 05/11/1999