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In every chapter we find the author in a different bothy (11 in Scotland, one in Wales), usually escaping some undetailed ...

From atheist YouTuber to praying for divine revelation, what has happened to Alex O’Connor?

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Dawn today is a line of apricot beyond the trees. It starts as a smudge behind Credenhill, the silhouettes of pines sketching themselves in. The valley seems sunk in half-light, without birdsong. But ...

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Is there a narcissist in your life? It’s the question posed time and again across countless books, websites and social media posts. How to spot a narcissist, how to handle them, what they want – the ...