HISTORY BIG SISTER, LITTLE SISTER, RED SISTER by Jung Chang (Jonathan Cape £25, 400 pp) One February day in 1943, a petite Chinese woman arrived by train in Washington DC and was welcomed at the railway station by Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the U.S. president. China was a U.S. ally in World War II, and … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK THE SISTERS OF AUSCHWITZ by Roxane Van Iperen (Seven Dials £18.99, 320 pp) When Dutch author and journalist Roxane van Iperen and her husband first glimpsed The High Nest, they fell instantly in love with it. A romantic, shuttered house tucked away in the woods 30 miles from Amsterdam, with friendly … Read more
An age-defying socialite has sent the internet into a frenzy after pictures showed her and her daughter appearing like sisters. Aimee Sun Yunyun, 41, looks as youthful as her 20-year-old firstborn in pictures posted on her social media account last month. The mother-of-two attributes her enviable appearance to her dedicated skincare routine as well as … Read more