The Stony PathGrowing up on a small struggling farm on the outskirts of Sunderland in the early 1900s Polly Farrow has a tough life but she has gifts money cant buy a joyful disposition and a loving heart. And her heart belongs to her beloved cousin Michael. Polly knows that one day theyll be man and wife. But a terrible secret is to change everything: Michael is her half brother the fruit of an incestuous relationship between her father and his own sister Michaels

Does anything ever strike you as odd

If children have loved learning to draw mythical creatures

consuming everything in its path

Cupcakes are a delectably indulgent treat - and so quick and easy to make

*The best local flavours: Indulge in steamy pozole from a street stand try traditional mole negro or snack on fried grasshoppers

David Dalton--cultural historian

In Pruning

sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami's babka and the low rumble of their Tati's prayers

purportedly authored by explorer and translator Sir Richard Francis Burton

the principal agrees to sign off on their extracurricular activities

A perfectly tailored present for those who could use a dose of inspiration

to think and speak over your life every day of the year