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Rachel Cooke

The Guardian

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Spare me the residential ‘reimagining’. A planter or two is hardly Haussmann’s Paris

Spare me the residential ‘reimagining’. A planter or two is hardly Haussmann’s Paris
18.01.2025 8

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot

When I was a teenager, David Lodge, who died last week at the age of 89, meant more to me than any other writer. It wasn’t only that his novels...

04.01.2025 20

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

Retro restaurant was note-perfect

Last Monday, I had lunch at the Yellow Bittern, the much-written about restaurant near King’s Cross in London where bookings may only be secured by...

07.12.2024 4

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

Brahms for the soul on the night the US election results came in

On Wednesday evening, I went to the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank Centre to hear the Icelandic pianist, Víkingur Ólafsson, play Brahms’...

09.11.2024 20

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

Exuberant bums abound on the new Rivals. What a relief

Having seen a preview of the new TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s 1988 novel Rivalson 18 October on Disney ), all I can tell you is that it came as...

12.10.2024 2

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

Is the fizz up to Edith Wharton’s standards? The joys of launching a book

Nervous as I am of organising parties, I could hardly have launched a book about friendship without throwing one. And so it was that last Tuesday...

14.09.2024 3

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

Are studies of great authors doomed as fewer students take English literature at university?

Ah, A-level results week, and how weirdly enjoyable it is when you’re not doing them yourself, have no children of your own in the game, and nieces...

17.08.2024 40

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke