THE LADY established 1885 • No 6406
ContentsOCTOBER
Features 12 Sara Pascoe The stand-up comedian
tells us about her journey to success – and her secret marriage 28 Great Lives
A life of scandal and four marriages did not hinder the woman who became known as ‘Lady Killmore’ 32 Gardening Royalty
How plants helped the TV presenter Mark Lane overcome disability 40 Nadiya Hussain Delicious new recipes
from the Great British Bake Off winner 50 Close to Home Great ideas for luxury
breaks around Britain 55 Competition Win a fantastic spa break
for two in Wales 60 Attention Please!
A common childhood condition can also affect adults, and a story of musical inspiration 79 Retirement Special
Our guide to choosing the best place to live in later life Regulars 6 Lady Loves...
Autumnal treats 8 Her Indoors
Mary Killen 10 Letters 18 The Curmudgeon A woman’s handbag is
the window to her soul 20 Modern Manners Thomas Blaikie 25 The Debate
Should you snitch on your neighbours? 26 Liz Hodgkinson Why can’t the young
46 Notes from a Kitchen
Sue Bailey 48 Ivo Uncorked
Mine’s a magnum 56 Fashion
New coats for autumn 58 Beauty
Armand Beasley 64 Health & Wellbeing Stephanie Unthank 108 Horoscopes Victor Olliver 122 First Impressions Joanne Harris
Reviews 66 Bookshelf The best new reads 69 Books of Life
Maggie Alderson 70 Art
The visionary ideas of the great John Ruskin 73 Art
Gauguin and the Impressionists at the Royal Academy 74 Places to visit Rebecca Wallersteiner 75 Television Robert Sloan 76 Films Jason Solomons 77 Radio Louis Barfe
Puzzles 109 Wordsearch and
Codebreaker 110 The Ladygram
Challenge Win a beautiful boxed skincare set 114 Crosswords 118 Spot the Difference 119 Bridge 120 Solutions
Classifieds 96 Holiday lets, positions
vacant and much more
cope with free speech? 37 Him on the Farm
Robin Page 38 Gardener's Diary Ciar Byrne
Subscriptions 36 Subscribe and receive
a free gift of Rosie Ruby eau de toilette
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