ST201906

Aptlysubtitled‘SecretsandLiesinThe

GoldenAgeofCrime’,thistellsthehugely

entertainingstoryofMaudWest,who

shruggedofftheexpectationsofsociety

andsetherselfupasa sleuthin1905.

Maud’sworldwasfullofspiesand

set-ups,drugsandgambling,disguises

andoutrightlies.Susannahapproaches

thestoryasif shewerea detective

herself;followingclues,delvinginto

archivesandporingoveroldnewspaper

accountsonthetrailofthemysterious

Maud,whowasn’tabovetiltingthetruth

inherownfavour.It’sa fascinating

accountofa feisty,enterprising,

trailblazer.(Picador)

ThesimplebeautyofJapaneseand

DutchstylescanbeseeninCornwall-

basedfurnituremakerHeather

Scott’sdesigns.Heather’schildhood

wasfilledwithLego,Meccanoand

Scalextrics.Herfirstproject,atage14,

wasa housethatshebuiltforher

chickens.Herlatestworkhasseenher

combinewoodandsteel.Highlights

includeherStrangerTable&Benches

(from£550),stylishObserverShelves

(£180,pictured)anda hand-turned,

solidtimberToastPlate(£45).

heatherscott.org.uk

themonth

HeatherScott’sfurnitureusesclean

linesandsimpleprofilesbrilliantly

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