Sarah Dunant

Diary - Sarah Dunant

• 05 April 2004

Americans talked about the war, terror and how Kerry had to be better than Bush. Or, as a bumper sticker put it, "Clinton screwed an intern. Bush is screwing the whole country"

Books

Tragic muse

• 16 February 2004

Beatrice's Spell: the enduring legend of Beatrice Cenci
Belinda Jack Chatto & Windus, 196pp, £19.99
ISBN 0701171308

Diary - Sarah Dunant

• 17 March 2003

On telly, Andrew Marr described the student protest held at Downing Street as "better than a double chemistry lesson". My daughter was livid: she was one of those protesters

We were watching cable television. "What's this?" I asked. My 11 year old eventually took pity. "It's porn, Mum," she said

• 14 June 1999