The Gates of MidnightWar has come to London once more and Holly Beckman, now a widow, is forced to find new depths of courage in the face of adversity. David Aspinall, her first lover, has come back after twenty years abroad. He still holds a fatal charm for Holly but only time will tell if she can finally trust him. A new generation defies convention in the face of death, as Holly's RAF pilot son Chris and David's niece embark on a whirlwind affair. Across the channel,

Annie is delighted: she vividly remembers the pain of life in an orphanage

and Rumack travel to the Northern Continent to retrieve the Spear of Adramelechinus

Gone are the very rich creamy sauces

Following on from The Poo That Animals Do and The Wee That Animals Pee

most of whom are women

ignored the belittlement and resentment of their male peers and found new ways to explain the war through the people who lived through it

developing love and compassion

and their bottom line

fish- and grain-based dishes - often inspired by the food of the Middle East and Far East

he will be the first Indian leader to do so since Jawaharlal Nehru

2017 fixtures

'Our first lady of food' Irish Independent