An avid reader finds endless comfort in her favourite seat

Claire Mabey’s favourite chair was saved from a life of destitution at the tip. It now serves as her faithful reading assistant. Words: Claire Finlayson Claire Mabey has no idea whose bottoms occupied her favourite seat before she got her hands on it. But for someone currently in the throes of writing a fantasy trilogy for middle-grade readers (the first instalment of which hits the shelves in July 2024), a bit of mystery suits her just fine. THE NASTURTIUM EFFECT It wasn't the chair’s wan 1970s upholstery that called loudly to Claire and her partner, Andrew Laking, when they spied

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