Wandering soulsLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A mighty achievement' OCEAN VUONG 'Beautiful, brilliant' R. F. KUANG 'Dazzling' OBSERVER 'Will shatter your heart' GLAMOUR

But now the town is on the verge of an astonishing revival

wildly indiscreet and often humorous account of what life is like inside the Westminster hot house

Spanning genres from ghost stories and science fiction to industrial literature and surrealist modernism

old and new

who helped him to better understand himself and the power of human connection

who arrived soon after he was happily adopted

Understanding these traps helps us escape or avoid them altogether

on the importance of food (with herfavourite recipes)

Which glue should you use to mend a cracked vase

In a community where daughters rebel

Soon to be a major film

bohemian parents