The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel ChinThe chic and sparse cover art perfectly suits the story inside, which is simply told and yet full of emotional impact. The story of the cycle of water from raindrop to evaporation back to cloud again is told through the eyes of on...

the books I quickly realised it was a world that really spoke to me. Obviously much of it is pure fantasy, but it's all based on a tiny nugget of truth. I knew what it felt like being out on the sea in the middle of a storm, I knew what it felt like to catch

having a Hollywood-style strop or shouting at the make-up person. Although when I ask her how she gets to Leavesden Studios near Watford, she says: “The driver comes to take us there,” in quite a matter of fact way. But Bonnie Wright is about to become a

driven off-road, however, is a lot more fun, so we booked an Island Safari tour. A zebra-striped jeep picked us up at the hotel, driven by a wise-cracking Bajan named, appropriately, Junior. We pottered gently around the island for a while, passing sleepy

Hallyday – France’s answer to Frank Sinatra – who must now be, ooh, about 100 or so, but, bless him, still rocking! Solène offered to book us a table at a lovely restaurant she knew where we’d get a superb view of the fireworks, but we decided we’d rather