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Book Review

Louise has three jobs to make ends meet and even then only just manages to live from one payday to the next. Life is dull, not a lot happens. She lives in New York, one of the most exciting cities on earth, and yet…. And yet …things start to look up when she meets and gets talking to Lavinia. Lavinia has the lot, youth, money in spades, beauty. A great apartment and a lifestyle to match her income. She may be as shallow as a petri dish, but who needs depth when you’ve got the other stuff. Right? So how much would a person like Louise put up with to have access to the rich life? If you read Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton you’ll find out. Once Louise and Lavinia become friends and Louise moves into the swish flat, the story takes a dark turn. No more plot giveaway, but this dark, heady, glitzy, champagne-gulping tale will certainly take you to a different place to lockdown UK.

If you’re in the mood for something quite sinister and unsettling and intense, this may be just up your street.

Don’t expect something comforting, this is a wild but exciting ride.

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Vintage Rambles with rafa and Flake

As the nights draw in, I am often asked to include some ‘shorter walks that aren’t too muddy’. Although Rafa and Flake love the mud, we’re not so keen, especially when it comes to them muddying up the car and having to wash them down when we get home! So, I thought this walk would be perfect. It’s short, relatively flat and makes good use of some lanes, and paths which aren’t too muddy (weather depending!) 3.5 mile circular walk from Clay Cross

A short and gentle walk for you and your dog! This fairly flat walk should take around 1½ hours to complete. There is a range of terrain, with some muddy and uneven sections and a few sections of road, so take plenty of care and make sure you wear appropriate footwear.

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START: The Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire, S45 9RL.

Standing with your back to the cemetery turn left and continue along Cemetery Road for some distance. Continue until the road bends sharp to the left. Continue around to the left and then after a short distance take the first right into Beech Way. After a short distance take the first right again into Lime Tree Grove. Follow this road around to the left and 3. then to the very end where the road turns into a lane. Continue straight along the lane for a short distance and then when the lane bends to the left, turn right along a footpath into some trees. Continue, passing a stile on your left, and eventually reaching a stile directly in front of you. Climb over the stile and continue straight ahead along a lane.

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8. After some distance the lane bends sharp right. Ignoring the stile ahead of you follow the lane around to the right and eventually pass some farm buildings on your right. Continue straight ahead and gently uphill until reaching a main road. Turn right along the road and cross safely, making use of the central reservation. Continue until reaching Highstairs Lane on your left. Turn left along Highstairs Lane going gently uphill and then steep downhill. At the bottom of the hill and shortly after passing Woodside House on your right, turn right along a lane and signposted footpath. Continue along the lane until it ends and then continue straight ahead into some trees and over a stile. Now continue with a fence on your left and a hedge on your right. After passing a house on your left continue with a fence on your right and a hedge on your left. After a short distance the path turns into a lane. Follow the lane for some distance until reaching a road. Turn right along the road for a short distance and upon reaching an open green area on your left, turn left along a signposted footpath into some trees. When you emerge from the trees continue straight to cross an open field. Upon reaching a hedgerow continue straight keeping the hedge

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10. on your left. At the far side of the field and upon reaching a brick built wall turn right heading uphill with the wall on your left. Continue straight ahead uphill until reaching a main road. Turn right along the road and then continue straight ahead until reaching some traffic lights at a major crossroads. Turn left at the traffic lights onto Thanet Street. Continue along Thanet Street and then take the second right into Flaxpiece Road. Upon reaching the end of this road bear right and continue straight ahead until the road bends sharp left. Follow the road around to the left and back to the start.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages

all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area ClAY CROSS stretton Smithy Brook they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all dANESMOOR AIn Moor

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