Long reads From the bottom of my heart . . . Brenda Maddox on the hardest part of writing a book: who should be thanked and how? By Brenda Maddox
Live in peace with your second home Brenda Maddoxno longer apologises for owning a flat in London and a cottage in Wales By Brenda Maddox
A Marxist paradise for women? Kerala, the Indian state famed for sex equality, is not everything it seems.Brenda Maddox reports By Brenda Maddox
And the loser is enjoying her lunch Brenda Maddoxreveals the jury-room secrets behind the glitter of the awards ceremony By Brenda Maddox
Learning English? Get a tracksuit For Brenda Maddox, trying to lose her American accent was a total body experience By Brenda Maddox
A licence to kill those damned ads Commercial-free, not commercial-minded, is how we want Auntie By Brenda Maddox