Answered prayersEngland. 1966. The World Cup. Duncan Hamilton watched England beat West Germany as an eight year old boy in the company of his father and grandfather. He recalls 'Wembley, spread out in the sun; the waving flags; the delirious, joy of all joys moment of the final whistle; the trophy sparkling in the late afternoon light'. But, seeing the whole game again during the misery of the first Covid lockdown, made him realise what Alf Ramsey and his players

English politics was high drama

She sees Helen once a year

We have barely begun to understand what life will be like when China rules the world

and in the mobile library she found her means of escape

As the residents turn to the duo with suspicion and begin to freeze them out

to wild swimming in a glacial river

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But it must be done the right way

from a powerfully independent Countess who wouldn't take no for an answer

The Times' Shepherd-Robinson would be advised to clear her shelves for future awards' - Financial Times 'Here's one where the pages turn all by themselves and the plot doesn't let you go' - Diane Setterfield

is spreading fake news throughout the world

Born in Chicago in 1897