By Charlotte Philby, 25th September 2018
Features, RegularsFrom imposter syndrome to plotting, in a new series for Marie Claire authors give me chapter and verse on how the writing process works for them - starting with multi award-winning crime writer Val McDermid, who has written 32 books in as many years
By Staff, 23rd July 2018
Education, Features, Regulars, TravelGeorgie Higginson moved from the UK to Uganda 14 years ago. After losing their daughter to stillbirth, she and her husband were inspired to build a lodge on the banks of the River Nile, overlooking Murchison Falls National Park - an area once occupied by LRA rebels
By Charlotte Philby, 9th July 2018
Design, Features, Regulars, TravelDesigner Kate Pietrasik lived in London, Edinburgh, New York and Byron Bay before moving to a town near Biarritz when her daughter was four years old. She reflects on life as a 'blended family', running her own business, and the joy of being rootless
By Charlotte Philby, 24th June 2018
FeaturesOn the eve of his 99th birthday, I spent the day with Chapman Pincher - and found the original spy-catcher still on the hunt for spooks
By Charlotte Philby, 12th June 2018
FeaturesIn this article for The Independent Magazine, I returned to Moscow to discover the truth about my grandfather, the infamous Third Man
By Staff, 21st May 2018
Regulars, TravelWhen Rosalind Miller's daughter was born, the medical student was determined having a child wouldn't stop her moving to India to carry out her PhD field work. She reflects on swapping London for a local community in Bangalore with a toddler in tow
By Charlotte Philby, 14th May 2018
Education, Regulars, TravelFrom Scotland to Costa Rica (via East London, New York and Mexico). Mother-of-four Abigail Pilcher talks multiple relocations, opening – and closing – a guesthouse, and how a holiday to Turkey inspired the move of a lifetime
By Anna Stopes, 11th May 2018
Regulars, Relationships, TravelMother-of-three Anna Stopes relocated her family from inner-city Manchester to rural South Africa. She talks police lock-downs, home-schooling, and wild weekend adventures
By Rebecca Armstrong, 9th May 2018
Health, Regulars, RelationshipsFour years ago, Rebecca Armstrong's husband was hit by a car and suffered traumatic brain injury, which left him with limited mobility and living in care. She recalls what has kept her sane in the maddest of times
By Bridie Woodward, 7th May 2018
FeaturesBridie Woodward swapped London for New York 'for a few months', six years ago. She reflects on accidentally making a life for herself, between an apartment in the city and a cottage in Montauk
