Maria Crawford

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

This year’s award is notable for shortlisting proven names and for the absence of debut fiction or small independent publishers

Maria Crawford selects her best mid-year reads

Maria Crawford selects her best mid-year reads

Heart Lamp, the first short-story collection to win the award, is also the first to have been translated from Kannada

From a villa within walking distance of the Forum and Colosseum to a nine-bedroom home off the Appia Antica in 6,000 sq m of parkland

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

The Belgian capital is a hotbed of Art Nouveau mansions, while modern chic can be found in its environs

From a modern villa perfect for golf aficionados to an expansive property set in a pine forest

Where On the Sandy Lane estate in St James, on the west coast of the island. Grantley Adams international airport is about half an hour away by car. What A villa with more than 1,300 sq m of living space including seven bedrooms, two of which are in separate apartments and most of which have walk-in closets. There are also eight bathrooms, a children’s playroom, a gym and home cinema. Why The property is on more than an acre of landscaped grounds, with a circular driveway on one side of the ho…