Scarlett O’Hara did the most courageous thing she had ever been called on to do. She faced up to failure.

Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. ‘Visitors end up feeling as if they’re wearing...

How could a man know the truth of his own soul?

Should-haves solve nothing. It’s the next thing to happen that needs thinking about.

To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It’s the only thing that lasts, that’s worth working for, for fighting for…