I love reading new books but I find equal joy in rediscovering old friends – or frenemies | Paul Daley

One new friend is Charmian Clift’s Mermaid Singing, a memoir of trauma and self-discovery and a reminder of what could have been

Sometimes, re-reading a novel is like slipping on a favourite old jumper. You know you’re going to get warmth and comfort.

Other times it can be as discomfiting as plunging into an ice bath.

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